In this chapter, Boateng raises the need for conversation around building collapses, which are becoming a common, tragic occurrence in cities in developing countries. The chapter opens with the conversation on the subject from Ghana. Boateng then shows how the intersectionality of colonial and...

Purpose: Real option valuation is capable of accounting for uncertainties in residential development projects but still lacks practical adoption due to limited evidence to support application of the theory in practice. The purpose of this paper is to use option valuation to value staging option...

Purpose: The purpose of this paper is to validate and uncover the key determinants revolving around the Australian residential market downturn towards the 2020s. Design/methodology/approach: Applying well-established time series econometric methods over a decade of data set provided by...

Purpose: Uncertainties in residential property investment performance require that real estate assets are designed in a flexible manner to respond to impacts of market dynamics. Though estimating the cost of flexibility is straightforward, assessing the economic value of flexibility is not. The...

Purpose The land sector in Ghana, particularly skin lands acquisition and title registration are fraught with several issues including unreliable record-keeping systems and land encroachments. The paper explores the potential of blockchain application in skin lands acquisition and title...