1. Introduction -- 2. Real estate in context -- 3. The diversity of real estate -- 4. Real estate as an asset -- 5. Real estate as a resource -- 6. Real estate people -- 7. The basics of real estate law -- 8. The landlord and tenant relationship -- 9. Interests in real estate -- 10. Real estate...

This chapter examines the main unlisted real estate funds available (openend funds and closed-end funds), as well as the most important listed real estate funds (REITs and ETFs based on real estate indices). The chapter also analyzes the extent to which analysis of publicly traded real estate...

This study documents that over 10% of the presale contracts in the Hong Kong housing market between 1996 and 2014 were rescinded, resulting in a loss of HKD 436.67 million per year. We then investigate potential determinants of contracts rescission from a novel perspective of option theory. We...

This book explores how energy efficiency is a major component in the development of sustainable real estate. Efficiency is one of the most frequently-mentioned aspects of government policies for green building design in the United States and around the world. There has been a significant amount...