Purpose – The aim of this paper is to investigate whether buyers and sellers appears to take distance to the capital business district (CBD) into account in their valuation for acquisition or disposition. Design/methodology/approach – Under a mono‐centric model conceptualization,...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to estimate the determinants of the retail space rent in Shanghai. Design/methodology/approach – Hedonic model and spatial regression models are used in the paper. The problem of spatial autocorrelation is tested by Moran's I statistics, and the root...

Purpose – The aims of this paper are to: provide a systematic overview of various publications and international research efforts undertaken to integrate sustainability considerations into the property valuation process; summarize the key results of these publications and research efforts;...

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...

Purpose – The aim of the Journal of Property Investment & Finance ( JPIF ) is to keep industry practitioners informed on current thinking and developments in all aspects of real estate research and practice by informing and encouraging debate between academics and practising professionals. To...

This paper makes the case for doing research on the history of investment valuation. It adopts a cultural economy approach which suggests that economies and markets are constructed, not given; and that economic practices ñ such as those involving calculations like property investment valuations...

At the end of 2005 German open ended funds were subject to heavy withdrawals and a number of funds either suspended dealings or were supported by the parent bank. Fund units are priced by the fund managers based on the asset values of the properties in the funds. The main selling platform of...