The effect of gated access restrictions on garden apartment rents is empirically evaluated. Garden apartment rents are positively related to the presence of gated access constraints, although the combination of in-unit alarms with gated access is rent neutral. One-bedroom and two-bedroom units...

Quality commercial properties differ in operating performance not only on physical characteristics but in type of ownership, management, and control. For 1996-2001 data on Atlanta apartments, a primary market for multiple types of investors, there is varying operating performance by ownership....

For a household, home ownership provides necessary shelter, potential investment returns associated with property appreciation and a hedge against increased housing related cash outlays. In addition to potential appreciation, individual households benefit over time from a housing dividend...

REIT dividend policies and dividend announcement effects during the 2008-2009 liquidity crisis are examined. Multinomial logit results indicate that REITs with higher market leverage or lower market-to-book ratios are more likely to cut dividends, suspend dividends, or pay elective stock...

Existing retail theory postulates a hierarchical space market with larger centers having greater drawing capacity and greater agglomeration benefits. In this study, rent determinants for two tiers of the proscribed hierarchical model are compared and the existence of retail center property type...

Land, capital and labor are the three primary components of production. This basic relation can be readily applied to the commercial property market where land in a primary location, capital improvements (buildings) built on the land, and dedicated employees impact performance and returns. The...