Investigates the role of investment and finance in real estate education and
researches the programs of the conferences of the American Real Estate Society
(ARES), the European Real Estate Society (ERES), held in the years 1999, 2000
and 2001, and the program of the International Real Estate Society (IRES) World
Congress 2001. To give a structure to the different topics of hundreds of
papers, the ... hiện toàn bộ
This paper presents a simple method to assess the value of a commercial
property, considering the cost and timing of refurbishment. It is constructed on
the understanding that net rental income tends to decrease as the property ages,
while maintenance cost increases with time. As a result, there is a desirable
duration of successive leases, at the end of which refurbishment can take place.
A suita... hiện toàn bộ
Discusses the problems and characteristics in providing cleaning services for
difficult sites, using examples of a small shopping centre and an urban housing
estate. Considers the specification of cleaning services, cleaning times and
attendance levels, prescribing equipment and materials, problem solving, and
monitoring. Concludes that just as much as every client needs a good contractor,
every c... hiện toàn bộ
Ahmed A.R.Al‐Nakeeb, TreforWilliams, PeterHibberd, StuartGronow
Many large construction companies in the UK are now operating a quality
assurance (QA) system to ISO 9000, yet there seems to be no available evidence
that they have developed any way of measuring the “effectiveness” of their
systems in meeting prescribed quality objectives. This paper discusses the
difficulties faced in attempting to develop a model in the form of a matrix to
measure the effectiv... hiện toàn bộ
PurposeThe purpose of this paper is to describe and evaluate three different
models of how to organise services to tenants in municipal housing
companies.Design/methodology/approachThe empirical data used in this study are
gathered from a detailed two‐year case study.FindingsThree different functions
are identified: customer service (e.g. reporting of faults); the letting
process; and caretaking (... hiện toàn bộ
The purpose of this article is to compare the effectiveness of arrangements in
the United Kingdom for ensuring the long‐term value of commercial property
investments with the results achieved by methods employed in the United States.
Perhaps the traditional methods for protecting real estate investments in
England need to be improved to avoid the effects of depreciation.
The total capital value of the tenanted non‐residential property of English and
Welsh local authorities is immense, more even than the total holdings of the top
eight, UK‐based, property companies. However, while property investment
companies own tenanted property for financial returns, the primary reason for
its ownership by local authorities is far from clear. A survey of councils
revealed that ... hiện toàn bộ