The scale of the real estate development investment challenge allied with capital budget constraints has meant that the prospect of implementing innovative finance instruments has gained considerable momentum in recent years, at a time when Western European government policy has shifted towards...

Rent control laws in the U.S. and many European countries purport to offer two benefits: a) provide housing similar to other commodities in a plentiful and cheap way; b) reduce effects of inflation on housing prices. Both objectives have in common the goal of providing affordable housing for the...

Purpose – This article examines internet search query data provided by ‘Google Trends’, with respect to its ability to serve as a sentiment indicator and improve commercial real estate forecasting models for transactions and price indices.Methodology – The study uses...

Since the increase of value of real estate is no longer taken for granted, investors are looking for ways to ensure their direct return on real estate. Optimizing the occupancy rate and minimizing operating costs are important issues when calculating the direct return. For that reason, the role...

We analyze what effect the development of an urban rehabilitation program, mainly financed with public funds, has on the evolution of Real Estate values in the rehabilitated area and vicinity. We isolate the impact of the interventions over the value increase as a measure of the efficiency of...

This paper analyzes the factors that affect house pricing in Istanbul. As a large metropolitan area, Istanbul has many sub-markets with unique natural and historical settings surrounded by the sea. These amenities are reflected in its housing prices and create sharp differences between the...

This research studies how uniformly appraisers have been regulated in different states of America from a sample of over 500 appraisal disciplinary cases filed between 2005 and 2007. Errors that have led to regulatory discipline are identified and classified. During the 1980ís U.S. thrift...

In Finnish context the housing and related services are well established industries where both the tenants and the service providers are accustomed to certain ways of behaving and being part of the service processes. There are, however, weak signals suggesting that the housing related services...

Sustainability assessments of buildings are well known to result in certificates, which are mainly used for marketing purposes. This conference contribution does not tackle the marketing perspective but focuses on the sustainability assessment of buildings as a risk management tool for corporate...

The property sector and broader investment community is constrained by a lack of adequate data surrounding the investment performance of sustainable property. In response, this paper details the construction of a green building index to track the investment performance of commercial property...