In this paper we revisit many studies that have attempted to explain the determinants of real estate capitalization rates. We introduce two new innovations. First we are able to identify two macroeconomic factors that greatly impact cap rates besides risk free treasury rates. These are the...

MSA-level estimates of a housing supply schedule must offer a solution to the twin problems of simultaneity and stationarity that plague the time series data for local housing prices and stock. An Error Correction Model (ECM) is shown to provide a solution to stationarity, but not simultaneity....

This course, offered by the MIT Center for Real Estate, focuses on developing an understanding of the macroeconomic factors that shape and influence markets for real property. We will develop the theory of land markets and locational choice. The material covered includes studies of changing...