Over the last few years the notion of sustainability has gained momentum within investment markets, particularly for property assets. Within the property space, much of sustainability debate has focused on operational aspects with little emphasis on investment. The aim of this paper is to assess...

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Extant literature from a variety of disciplines note that the perceptions of individuals are influenced by context or message framing. In general, a frame can be regarded as some combination of the beliefs, values, attitudes and mental models that people adopt to apprehend and comprehend a...

Small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are regarded as the engine of many economies. While large corporations are conspicuous in their ownership and management of commercial properties, SMEs are less visible. Little attention has been given to research at the interface between property and...

Over the last few years the notion of sustainability has gained momentum within investment markets, particularly for property assets. A number of key drivers have been identified as affecting property investment decisions within the context of sustainability. This paper reports on the outcome of...

Traditionally studies of office occupiers location choice assume firms follow standard behavioural assumptions of neoclassical economics. Firms are thus assumed to be homogeneous and make rational profit maximising decisions. More recently research in this area has taken a more behavioural...

Much of the research published in the property discipline consists of work utilising quantitative methods. While research gained using quantitative methods, if appropriately designed and rigorous, leads to results which are typically generalisable and quantifiable, it is not particularly useful...

Over the last few years the notion of sustainability has gained momentum within investment markets, particularly for property assets. A number of key drivers have been identified as affecting property investment decisions within the context of sustainability. This paper reports on the outcome of...

There is a considerable amount of literature examining at which point developers should proceed with large developments. However, in many urban centres the growth of the apartment market is a relatively new phenomenon, especially in downtown areas previously dominated by office and retail...

Commercial rents are of primary importance in determining the investment value of properties and as a consequence the literature relating to property leasing has mainly been directed towards examining the financial characteristics of leases and the effect of various lease covenants on investment...