Based on the repeat-sales theory, this article tries to give an answer to the following question: Is it possible to find a functional relation between a flow index, whose values at time t are calculated only with the transactions observed at this moment (like the median or the hedonic index) and...

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the factor structure of the real estate forward curve dynamics. Four years of price data on the UK Investment Property Databank (IPD) Total Return Swap All Property are analyzed. The choice of the UK market is justified by the fact that this market is...

For some years, real estate and finance have become more and more interlinked. The application of the powerful tools developed in finance for this field of knowledge seems promising; mortgage valuation method developed by Kau, Keenan, Muller, Epperson (1992) being a major example of this. This...

The objective of this research is to study the determinants of the use of intermediated solutions by homeowners. The theoretical perspective of perceived transaction costs provides a relevant framework for understanding the existence of this type of transaction in the real estate sector. From a...

The reversibility phenomenon for the repeat-sales index (RSI) is a serious obstacle for the derivatives products; it could hinder their introduction or their success. It is also an undesirable characteristic for the management of the real estate risk. This article provides a general solution for...

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This paper aims to evaluate the perception of Malaysian facilities management (FM) stakeholders on the importance of innovation in the delivery of FM services. This research adopts an extensive literature review on innovation in the generic business environment and adapts the findings to the FM...

The location choice of office firms is assumed to be primarily driven by the opportunities for face-to-face contacts; a concept strongly linked with agglomeration economies. However, it is recognised that other factors, such as prestige and image might also explain why firms prefer certain...

Recent data availability has allowed real estate researchers to dig deeper into the property market dynamics. This is the case of Madrid where, by and large, lessons on office markets have been extracted from the studies of other markets as those of United Kingdom, Germany or US. This paper...

Since the second quarter of 1998, and with the exception of the 10% downturn experienced in the first half of 2009, apartment prices in Paris have been rising steadily. Their pace of growth even accelerated from early 2010 onward and, unless interest rates are raised to their historical trend...