Stay a step ahead of market cycles by understanding what has happened in the past. A former general partner of Morgan Stanley, Buzz McCoy was a pioneer in linking real estate financing to capital markets. Spanning four decades, from the 1970s through 2006, this book of Buzz's essays chronicles the dynamic changes in real estate financing from the viewpoint of a practitioner and industry leader who was making real estate deals throughout the period. Topics include real estate as an asset class, securitization issues, valuation methods, globalization, restructuring, the impact of 9/11, real estate as a maturing asset class, the role of pension funds, transparency issues, planned growth, and arbitrage between public and private market pricing. A bonus section includes a collection of his writings on ethics in business.