This article investigates the impact of energy efficiency on the economic value of existing buildings in a real estate investorís portfolio. The improvement of sustainability in real estate is largely supported by a reinforced regulation and the emergence of rating systems which certifies...

In the current work we argue for the need for a radical change of orientation in the professional activity of the property managers in Spain. Traditionally this sector has been completely oblivious to the philosophy and practice of marketing ñ indeed it might even be considered to be still...

In the period of socio-economic changes and the growing competition from the international market, value growth of the company's is treated as a strategic objective of its shareholders. In developed market economies, the role of real estate as assets creating and contributing to the value of the...

Generally real estate is considered a long term investment, but performance monitoring is done on the short-term by comparing with a yearly benchmarking; the ROZ/IPD index in the case of the Dutch market. An essential deficiency in this approach is that the corresponding risk profile of the...

When we plan and construct business districts, roadways, sidewalks, the most important priority is to understand pedestrian excursion behavior. Furthermore, we can integrate íactivityî and ídemandî and distribute public equipment and stores properly, to improve the consumer experience and...

Changes in the mortgage industry have been swiftly effected over the past few years. Many of the changes have come about as a response to the high level of observed delinquencies and defaults on residential mortgages as house prices plummeted and others have evolved from continuing concerns...

This paper investigates assumed capitalisation rates in 3400 DCF valuations of office properties in Stockholm, Gothenburg and Malmˆ during the time period 1998-2004. The study investigates determinants of property-level variation in cap rates and how going in and exit cap rates relate to...

"The purpose of this paper is to discuss conceptual issues related to the bank credit assessment decision in the context of current events in the financial markets. To add to the theoretical discussion, a case study of a large Swedish bank will be conducted and data will be captured and then...

Real Estate Securitisation has become a broadly discussed topic during the last 2 years. There are many initiatives and discussions around the topic of Real Estate Investment Trusts, Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities and Real Estate Asset-Backed Securities. While the term íReal Estate...

"The construct ""Mortgage Lending Value"" (MLV) is used almost exclusively within the German-speaking countries. In contrast, until today most other countries haven't paid much attention to this value.1 When funding real estate investments, it is in most cases sufficient to calculate the market...