Property performance forecasts in the UK are based both on econometric and qualitative methodologies and are produced by in house teams of firms and consultancies. These forecasts are for client use and hence they are not broadly circulated. In the last seven years the Investment Property Forum...

The fall in property yields since 2001 and in particular in 2004 that resulted in strong total property returns both in the UK and the continent had three major implications for future research on property yields. First, it highlighted the need to assess models and methodologies of yield...

A key reason for US capital looking for investment opportunities in Europe and European capital in the US is diversification that is exposure to different economic real estate market cycles. Indeed investors seek to exploit diverse economic trends, country characteristics and property market...

This paper examines the impact of local public amenities on house prices in the islands of Greece. By taking the Greek islands as the case study, which has not been studied in detail on this topic, we analyse how the presence of a public hospital, an airport, a higher educational institution...

This paper undertakes a comparative analysis of the office market performance, measured by rents, in two dynamic Nordic office centres Helsinki and Stocholm. A set of factors are considered to study the cyclical activity in rents in these markets. These factors capture the national and regional...

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Significantly falling and rising property yields, which characterized the European real estate investment scene in the last 10 years, raise the key question of whether market pricing has been in line with fundamentals and rationality. Was the magnitude of the yield shifts, in particular the fall...

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Determining the behaviour of yields remains a significant area of research in the real estate field. The last cycle reminded investors of the impact on values from the sudden and largely unpredictable yield changes. Initially, capital values took a major hit from yield rises but subsequently...