By examining project-level data on real estate project financing (PF), I find that higher equity ratios are associated with lower overall risk and reduced project costs. This finding supports policy measures aimed at strengthening capital structures without unduly constraining PF activity. If...

Due to the smoothing problem with appraisal-based indices, there is uncertainty about the true volatility of value change returns on real estate markets. The selection of unsmoothing procedures proposed in the literature obviously cannot remedy this. The article argues that it is hardly possible...

This study examines the impact of debt policy, firm size, and liquidity on firm value in property and real estate companies listed on the Indonesia Stock Exchange (IDX) from 2022 to 2024. Using a quantitative approach, this research employed multiple linear regression analysis supported by...

The European financial system faces significant risks from excessive bank lending to the real estate sector. Historical trends show a strong link between real estate credit booms and banking crises. Current data indicate that real estate loans constitute a substantial share of banks' corporate...

The study examines housing affordability in Germany from 2017 to 2023 in light of rising real estate prices and challenges in the housing market. It uses the Housing Affordability Index to identify trends and patterns and propose policy measures to tackle the problems. The results show regional...

This paper reviews a recent data on property markets and real estate-related bank loans in the euro area, looking at prices, mortgages, credit quality measures and some indicators of the costs faced by borrowers. It then takes a closer look at certain origination and monitoring practices adopted...

This paper reviews a recent data on property markets and real estate-related bank loans in the euro area, looking at prices, mortgages, credit quality measures and some indicators of the costs faced by borrowers. It then takes a closer look at certain origination and monitoring practices adopted...

The European financial system faces significant risks from excessive bank lending to the real estate sector. Historical trends show a strong link between real estate credit booms and banking crises. Current data indicate that real estate loans constitute a substantial share of banks' corporate...

The European financial system faces significant risks from excessive bank lending to the real estate sector. Historical trends show a strong link between real estate credit booms and banking crises. Current data indicate that real estate loans constitute a substantial share of banks' corporate...

The Chilean real estate sector has recently undergone adjustments which have increased the risks for the financial sector, but the system remains overall resilient. In the baseline, the real estate market is expected to modestly recover, and several factors mitigate credit risk. The buffers in...

This paper investigates gender disparities in residential property ownership and tax compliance in a large Argentine municipality using detailed tax administrative data. While ownership is evenly distributed between women, men, and co-owned properties up to the 40th percentile of the value...

We investigate the wealth effect of asset securitization in real estate and infrastructure sectors on issuing firms, based on data from 859 listed companies in China, the world's largest developing country. The data come from a manual match to securitization issuance records, spanning from 2014...

This study develops a framework to evaluate real estate financial risk from three perspectives: internal risk factors, external risk factors, and interconnected risk factors, examining regional space-time differences and dynamic evolution laws across 30 provinces in China. The research finds...

Given the existence of real estate market bubbles and risks arising from high government debt, countries are faced with the challenge of preventing systemic risks. This study investigates the macroeconomic dynamics of the real estate market and local government debt risk from the perspective of...

The institutional setup for macroprudential policy needs to be improved to support effective responses to systemic risks. Unchanged since the 2019 FSAP, the SNB oversees macroprudential matters and makes Countercyclical Capital Buffer (CCyB) proposals but lacks voting power on CCyB decisions....

Identifying the natural person who ultimately owns or controls an asset—known as the beneficial owner—is a key transparency measure to prevent misuse for criminal or unethical purposes. This is especially critical in high-risk sectors, where vulnerabilities are amplified during economic or...

What is the source of real estate value? In this paper, I trace the development of the Elbtower skyscraper in Hamburg – from its origins in the 1997 architectural vision for HafenCity to the construction halt following the 2023 insolvency of the Signa Group. Through an analysis of the...

The study examines the deferred tax in the valuation and acquisition of real estate companies, the behavior of the buyers and sellers in real estate transactions and the impact on the purchase price. We analyze the data from the Czech Republic commercial real estate market in the period of...

Real estate, characterized by its diverse and complex nature, presents a multifaceted research domain. It encompasses various topics and challenges, making it both content-wise challenging and multidimensional. This study aims to conduct a knowledge mapping of the literature in the real estate...

This article contributes to an understanding of how real estate financialisation unfolds within a city in the global South, Johannesburg. It firstly shows that compared to what has been witnessed in the global North, real estate financialisation in South Africa is characteristically...

Asset managers have assumed a position of unprecedented power and influence in the control of essential infrastructures of social life, with broadly negative ramifications. But as the commentaries assembled here all insist, it did not - and does not - have to be this way. In this reply, I...