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Showing 1 to 20 of 25 for “"commercial property"”.
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A study on commercial property pricing in Uganda
Property developers and investors seek to understand the drivers of prices for office and retail space. Through literature, we learn that size and age, locational attributes, physical features of the properties, and economic variables are significant determinants of commercial property prices. …
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Understanding commercial property valuation process from a collaborative perspective
… making process, particularly those involving commercial properties, consists of several important components. Information is captured by the valuer through investigation, robust internal control system improves the reliability of information handling, technical interpretation and accuracy of …
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Think inside the box : an analysis of converting commercial property into self storage facilities
… that reflects the needs of residential and commercial customers. The industry has evolved from a transition asset to a property type that adheres to location qualities that typifies those of the modern retail facility while conforming to the architectural and aesthetical qualities of the …
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A simplified constant-liquidity price index for U.S. commercial property based on the RCA database
… between transaction price and volume in commercial real estate markets in order to construct a simple "constant-liquidity price index" (SCLI) applicable to general transaction databases such as that of Real Capital Analytics Inc (a MIT/CRE member firm). By recognizing the fact that …
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Leveraging public land ownership in the urban land market for commercial property development to achieve socio-economic outcomes in South Africa
… land market and, specifically, land supply for commercial property development to optimise socio-economic objectives in the South African property sector. The current conditions, challenges, and opportunities were examined using a qualitative research approach, combining primary and secondary …
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An investigation of the linkage between economic cycles and commercial property cycles, and their impact on the income approach of valuation: case of Windhoek
… other countries shows that economic cycles and commercial property cycles exist, and that a relationship exit between the two cycles. Few research points to the cyclicality of both cycles to have an impact on property valuations. The aim of this study was therefore to establish whether the …
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Three essays on urban economics
… and concentration of residential and commercial land uses within municipalities. Findings suggest some aspects of land use patterns championed by Smart Growth and New Urbanism advocates produce lower levels of municipal expenditures per capita as compared to more sprawling development …
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Estimation of tax rate elasticities of durable assets: utility maximizing approach using the AIDS model
… with respect to the following tax bases: real property (commercial, agricultural, and residential), personal property, and machinery and tools. The analytical model was based on demand theory, and a modified linear approximate Almost Ideal Demand System was used to estimate the elasticities. …
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Economic variables and their relationship to the returns of listed and unlisted commercial properties in South Africa
… the relationship between unlisted and listed commercial property returns and the macroeconomic factors identified, which are the stock market, economic activity, inflation and interest rates, in South Africa for the period from 1995 to 2013 (for unlisted properties) and from 2002 to 2013 (for …
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A model to investigate the impact of flooding on the vulnerability of value of commercial properties
… the actual risk but the perception of risk among property holders that influences vulnerability of value. The hypothesis that changing perception of flood risk could make property value vulnerable in the market is the main focus of the research. This dimension of research has received very low …
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Vertical equity in property taxation: a spatial analysis of proposition 13 in San Diego County, California
Proposition 13 created disparities in property taxation throughout the state of California after passage of the law in 1978. This paper examines connections between disparities in taxation of differing land use types, specifically residential and commercial, to the fiscal health of local …
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Financial Stability Models of the Irish Banking Sector: Deposit Flows and Property Price Dynamics
… crisis and the detection of unsustainable property price movements. Funding risk and asset price bubbles, particularly in the commercial real estate market played a significant role in the origins of both the Irish and the global financial crisis. Across three chapters, this thesis presents …
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Panel data analyses of urban economics and housing markets
… relationship, efficiency of housing market and commercial property taxation. For the first part, I examine the strong positive correlation that exists between the volume of housing sales and housing prices. I develop a simple model of these flows which suggests they generate a negative …
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How Small Apartment Assets Outperform their Larger Counterparts: An Analysis of Investment Risk and Returns, Price Dynamics, and Leverage Points by Property Size
The 26 million‐unit, 558,0000‐property U.S. apartment property market exhibits remarkable heterogeneity when it comes to property size. And despite all the efficiencies one would expect to see in a $5.1 trillion asset market, two surprising patterns emerge: small apartment properties persistently …
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An investigation into the strategic facilities management contingencies implemented by commercial (office) property owners in response to drought risks in Cape Town
… project focuses on three case studies within the commercial (office) property sector in Cape Town. A literature review was conducted and the respondents in each case study was interviewed to determine what strategic FM contingencies were implemented by property owners to mitigate the potential …
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Developing a new CMBS hedging tool : a property price index-based synthetic
… trading and transferring credit exposure of commercial real estate without buying or selling the physical assets. Recent developments of CMBS index-based synthetics, namely the CMBX, have allowed systematic market exposure to a basket of CMBS credit default swaps. The creation of these credit …
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Property, Place, and Politics: Essays on the Political Economy of Land in South Africa
… theories on the distinctiveness of landed property as a source of rootedness for political attitudes and behavior. The first paper addresses prevailing theories on homeownership’s civic virtues through the case of South Africa’s free housing program. Drawing on a large survey from the …
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The value of mixing uses: an empirical analysis of mixed-use developments in Boston, MA
… be expanded to other markets. With over 2,200 commercial property transactions from Boston, Massachusetts in the database, we conclude the following: First - location matters, and better amenitized neighborhoods (i.e. mixed-use neighborhoods) are well correlated with higher property values. …
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Barriers to growth in the US real estate derivatives market
Commercial real estate is an important asset class but it does not yet have a well-developed derivatives market in the United States. A derivative is a contract that derives its value from an underlying index or asset. Examples of the most well-known derivatives that have been widely used and …
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High-density affordable housing impact investing: a best-in-class project screening credit risk management model
… and deliberate capital provisions to induce the property development market to deliver the scale needed to tackle the supply-side of the problem. Inducements are needed for residential property developers to choose to develop high-density affordable rental housing on land that presents great …
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