The minimization of financial losses and cost stemming from the credit recovery process is strictly connected with the time necessary to complete the procedure: in real estate credits, it depends on the liquidity and the efficiency of the enforcement procedures.The paper investigates the...

German real estate funds raise substantial amounts of resources within Germany and are active in the investments of these amounts in the real estate markets of Germany, Europe and beyond. The German “open-ended real estate funds” comprises two types: The one type, which in the following be...

Many writers have been quick to blame the high rate of foreclosures on subprime mortgages on what they call greedy, predatory lenders who exploited poor, unsophisticated and uneducated borrowers. The problem with this interpretation is that it cannot explain the behavior of foreclosure rates on...

This paper examines whether unleveraged REITs in Dubai help optimize the risk/return characteristics of a mixed asset portfolio. The performance is also analyzed using Shariah compliant REIT structures incorporating discussion of the performance of REITs operating in a zero-tax environment...

Climate change is a hot topic in the world. While academic researchers generally focus on the causes of global warming such as the green house gases generated by human activities and the associated climatic problem on human and biological life, few researches have been carried out to study the...

The paper discusses the impact of distressed sales on recent estimates of house price changes in California. Using information from Notice of Default (NOD) filings in that state, the paper compares the usual FHFA HPI against an index computed after removing sales occurring after NOD filings. The...

Extensive research has confirmed that there is significant anchoring bias in purchase mortgage appraisals, with appraisers setting the value at or above the contract price the vast majority of the time. However, understanding appraisal bias in refinance mortgages has been significantly more...

Spanish abstract: La valoración de los bienes raíces con fines de garantía hipotecaria es un elemento clave para la estabilidad financiera, como se puso de manifiesto a raíz de la crisis de 2008. En este contexto, el presente documento se centra en la descripción del sistema de tasación...

We calculate optimal portfolio choices for a long-horizon, risk-averse investor who diversifies among European stocks, bonds, real estate, and cash, when excess asset returns are predictable. Simulations are performed for scenarios involving different risk aversion levels, horizons, and...

We calculate the ex-post, realized portfolio performance for an investor who diversifies among U.S. stocks, bonds, real estate indirect investment vehicles (E-REITS), and cash. Simulations are performed for two alternative asset allocation frameworks - classical and Bayesian - and for scenarios...