Previous research has identified varying degrees of stigma attached to high voltage overhead transmission lines (HVOTLs) depending upon characteristics such as visibility, size, location and the potential impact on house value. In addition to HVOTLs there are other common types of...

Property taxes are an important source of local gove rnment finance in many western countries. Such taxes are primarily based on value although differ widely in the basis and method of valuation used. The Council Tax is the system in Great Britain of taxing residential property for local...

Terms such as sustainability, climate change or green buildings belong in the meantime no longer to the exotic foreign words, they became rather common. The focus of the building and real estate economy is in change, which is subject not only to the time, but above all the circumstances....

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Multi-owned developments are a unique property type due to the incorporation of a private governance association. Although there are jurisdictional differences, these associations are generally responsible for, amongst other things: the management, maintenance and control of the commonly owned...

The largest single asset for many older Australian households is their primary place of residence, usually in the form of a detached house or a medium to high density unit. This cohort consists primarily of retirees aged 55 years and over who have permanently left the full-time workforce with...

The long-standing theoretical approach for assessing the depreciated value of a commercial property has commonly been linked to the identification, quantification and assessment of the level of obsolescence. The future income streams of a property may be misunderstood if obsolescence is not...

There is a recognised misalignment by industry stakeholders that the financial benefits of sustainable property investment are inherently difficult to quantify (RICS, 2008). The lack of key financial correlations between sustainability and economic returns with regards to property investment has...

This report presents the findings of a two stage research project commissioned by the RICS (Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors) Education Trustees. The first report (2006) examined all office buildings in the Melbourne CBD using a high level of detail including building age, area, quality...

This paper uses the concept of real option to match and explain some of the observed behaviours in the NPRC development program in Guangzhou with reference to office supply. The observed supply lag and the persistent use of residential property for office space in inner-city areas are examined,...