"The study and practice of real estate draws on a multitude of disciplines including architecture, urban and regional planning, building construction, urban economics, law, and finance. This diversity of perspectives presents a challenge to the instructor of a real estate principles course....

The analysis in this article examines the impacts of one of the more prominent economic development tools, tax increment financing (TIF) districts, on the local commercial real estate market. The study area is the city of Chicago, a community with a long history of reliance on TIF districts as a...