This paper builds on data from a recent survey on the financial and organizational policy of real estate agents in Cyprus. For the data analysis we used the appropriate methods of classical statistics and multidimensional analysis, as Test X2, Correspondence Analysis, Comparative Evaluation and...

In this chapter, we review and discuss the large body of research that has developed over the past 10-plus years that explores the interconnection of macroeconomics, finance, and housing. We focus on three major topics—housing and the business cycle, housing and portfolio choice, and housing...

We propose a model of a risky mortgage-lending market in which we take explicit account of heterogeneity in household borrowing conditions, by introducing two borrower types: one with a low loan-to-value (LTV) ratio, one with a high LTV ratio, calibrated to U.S. data. We use such framework to...

Private real estate markets have experienced signi ficant in inflows of institutional capital over the last couple of decades. In this paper we seek to understand what are the implications of this recent development. Employing a generalized Hamiltonian Monte Carlo Bayesian procedure we find...

We propose a novel and intuitive risk-neutral valuation model for real estate derivatives. We first model the underlying efficient market price of real estate and then construct the observed index value with an adaptation of the price update rule by Blundell and Ward (1987). The resulting index...

It has been frequently observed that office markets are subject to particularly high fluctuations in rents and vacancy levels, thus exposing real estate investors to considerable risk regarding expected future income streams. This paper analyzes the determinants of office rents and their...

It has been frequently observed that office markets are subject to particularly high fluctuations in rents and vacancy levels, thus exposing real estate investors to considerable risk regarding expected future income streams. This paper analyzes the determinants of office rents and their...

La valoración de una vivienda a partir de sus principales atributos (externos e internos) resulta de interés en nuestra sociedad para numerosos colectivos. En este trabajo se plantean dos objetivos principales: en primer lugar la obtención de modelos econométricos de valoración inmobiliaria...

We propose a new and intuitive risk-neutral valuation model for real estate derivatives which are linked to autocorrelated indices. We model the observed index with an autoregressive model which can be estimated using standard econometric techniques. The resulting index behavior can easily be...