Capital Structure Decisions in Real Estate Investment
This study examines the financing decisions of real estate investors and the choice of capital structure when acquiring income-producing properties. Drawing from the literature in finance and real estate, we develop a capital structure model for real estate investment and derive six hypotheses regarding the relationship of the overall loan-to-value ratio chosen by an investor to selected characteristics of the investment. The hypotheses are then tested using financing data from a sample of apartment and commercial transactions over a fifteen-year period in a specific real estate market. The empirical findings strongly support the importance of depreciation deductions, financial distress costs, capital constraints, tax rates, and interest rates as determinants of the capital structure of real estate investors. Copyright American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association.
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1990
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Authors: | Gau, George W. ; Wang, Ko |
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Real Estate Economics. - American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA. - Vol. 18.1990, 4, p. 501-521
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American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association - AREUEA |
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