Chapter 1: Introduction -- Part I: Inside Property Market Cycle -- Chapter 2: Property Market Cycle -- Chapter 3: On the Essence of property cycles -- Chapter 4: Addressing Cyclicality Through International Financial Standards -- Chapter 5: Dealing with Cyclical Assets -- Chapter 6: The Logic of...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore the significant structural forms and influencing factors that shape the adoption of technology advances and innovations in society, generally and the property sector specifically. Design/methodology/approach: The paper uses action learning and...

Central to strategies for and involvement in the inner city real estate market is their ability to attract people. A central part of the overall metropolis of a place, the inner city is the mechanism that mediates the larger top-down global concerns and the more intimate, personal concerns of...

Tall buildings are a common building typology within most major cities and they are representative of the outward signs of globalisation, capitalism and wealth. This visual imagery has become an important selling point for cities seeking a competitive advantage. Similarly, global investment...

Purpose – The questions of loan availability and pricing were considered from the perspectives of financial economic theory and practice as well as a survey of lenders capable of financing a one-year bridge loan to determine the market's willingness to make such a loan and what rate of...

This paper examines the relationship between return predictability and REIT characteristics. We build a multifactor model based on a set of firm-specific factors that include (1) Risk factors; (2) Liquidity factors; (3) Expensiveness; (4) Profitability; and (5) Return history. Our model...