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JAE K. SHIM, PhD, is a California real estate broker who also runsa Department of Real Estate-approved school called The NationalBusiness Review Foundation. JOEL G. SIEGEL, PhD, CPA, is Professor of Accounting and Finance atQueens College. He specializes in real estate accounting andfinance. Dr. Siegel is also a former chairperson of the NationalOversight Board. STEPHEN W. HARTMAN, PhD, is a Professor of Management at New YorkInstitute of Technology and a consultant to business, government, and the military. Dr. Hartman has been a real estate salesperson inFlorida and New York.