Purpose – The relative benefit of sector and regional diversification is a topic of continuing interest to academics, however, the issue has not previously been investigated in Italy. Additionally, previous studies have used geographically defined regions, rather than economically functional...

Local Authority Property Management is going through significant changes. Decreasing capital allocations from central government, changes in the population demographics, moves toward service delivery by non-traditional suppliers and local government reorganisation are just a few influences...

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Property is an important sector in Italy, as it represents the largest component of household wealth, and homeownership greatly prevails (around 80%). The construction sector is an important contributor to domestic economy (about 15% of the GDP), with a moderate negative trend of the gross fixed...

In the last decade, Italian laws have introduced a number of important instruments to overcome the division between the commissioning and the delivery of public works in the urban planning process. The first step in this direction was made by the Law 179/1992 that introduced Urban Renewal Plans....

In January 2005, the International Valuation Standards Committee (IVSC) published the International Valuation Guidance Note No. 8 entitled The Cost Approach for Financial Reporting - (DRC). This guidance note provides background to the use of Depreciated Replacement Cost (DRC) in connection with...

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Recently, the Law, no. 296 (Budget Law) introduced a new tax regime option for joint stock companies listed on Italian market (SIIQñSociet‡ di Investimento Immobiliare Quotate),whose main activity is real estate investments. The new regime offers significant advantages for the companies...

The need to evaluate Ã?Urban IIó socio-economic programmes financed by the European Union's Structural Funds has stressed the role of evaluation during the decision making process. The implementation of those Programmes has been a major factor behind the rapid growth in evaluation practice....