Due to the current dynamics of real estate business, the requirements for efficiency and transparency in real estate management are rising. Real estate markets are characterized by uncertainty and distrust. Proprietors, shareholders, partners and lenders require more and more detailed...

In times of crisis, where there is great uncertainty in many markets and the confidence in economy decreases, the need for information and control becomes evident. Management Control Systems can be used as instruments to satisfy this need. Controlling as an operational function is already common...

In this paper we investigate the relationship between heating costs and rent in the Austrian rental housing market. More specifically, we test the hypothesis derivable from basic economic considerations that housing units with lower heating costs are more attractive and can therefore generate...