Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to analyze chapters from the recently publishedRoutledge REITs Research Handbookto identify five major future directions for international equity REITs. Design/methodology/approach: Literature review and critical analysis of chapters from the recently...

Purpose: The study aims to comment upon the state of property education in Australia. Design/methodology/approach: Statement of opinion Findings: Property education in Australia is heading down a one-way dead-end road Research limitations/implications: This article is a statement of opinion...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to explore compensation for compulsorily acquired businesses in the pre-statutory value to the owner regime compared to the post-statutory cost and loss to the owner regime. Design/methodology/approach: The study involved researching decisions of the NSW...

The increasing complexity of investment properties has necessitated the application of more advanced valuation and analysis techniques. Following the property cycle of the 1980s/1990s, and the recommendations of several reporters, the DCF method has been promoted in Australia for certain...

Purpose – The purpose of the paper is to investigate issues associated with the application of international and national accounting and valuation standards to owner occupied property for financial reporting purposes. Design/methodology/approach – The regulatory framework and relevant...

Having considered the quantitatively analytical literature concerning valuation accuracy, a number of practical limitations are identified. Such limitations are then addressed in a small sample case study concerning the simultaneous valuation and sale of a portfolio of seven commercial, retail...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate property investment decision making by Australian REITs. Design/methodology/approach – Through an extensive literature review, a normative model of the property investment decision-making process is proposed. Based on semi-structured...