Erratum to: Energy Efficiency and the Future of Real Estate

We investigate the factors (“drivers”) that motivated investment in energy efficiency in commercial real estate office buildings over the 2006–2011 and 2012–2017 period, and looking forward from 2018 in the context of growing concern over carbon emissions around the world. These insights were collected from large Canadian asset managers through interviews conducted in 2017 and 2018. Key findings were that (1) organizations noted an increasing number of factors driving investment decisions over the three periods; (2) cost drivers (payback period and anticipated financial returns) were the top two drivers in 2006–2017; (3) public relations factors became significantly more important looking forward, with brand (reputational impact) as the top-ranked driver and tenant attraction tied for third place; and (4) mitigation against risks such as resilience and anticipated compliance consistently increased in importance. This study contributes to a comprehensive understanding of past, present, and near-future sustainable real estate investment priorities, changing owner behaviors, and the perceived business case for building energy efficiency investments.

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Urban Growth, Real Estate Development and Indigenous Property: Simulating the Expansion Process in the City of Temuco, Chile

ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information ◽

10.3390/ijgi10020101 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 10 (2) ◽

pp. 101

Author(s):

Francisco Maturana ◽

Mauricio Morales ◽

Fernando Peña-Cortés ◽

Marco A. Peña ◽

Carlos Vielma

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Urban Growth ◽

Urban Expansion ◽

Indigenous Communities ◽

Objective Evaluation ◽

Real Estate Development ◽

Territorial Planning ◽

The Future ◽

Urban Scenario ◽

The City

Urbanization is spreading across the world and beyond metropolitan areas. Medium-sized cities have also undergone processes of accelerated urban expansion, especially in Latin America, thanks to scant regulation or a complete lack thereof. Thus, understanding urban growth in the past and simulating it in the future has become a tool to raise its visibility and challenge territorial planners. In this work, we use Markov chains, cellular automata, multi-criteria multi-objective evaluation, and the determination of land use/land cover (LULC) to model the urban growth of the city of Temuco, Chile, a paradigmatic case because it has experienced powerful growth, where real estate development pressures coexist with a high natural value and the presence of indigenous communities. The urban scenario is determined for the years 2033 and 2049 based on the spatial patterns between 1985 and 2017, where the model shows the trend of expansion toward the northeast and significant development in the western sector of the city, making them two potential centers of expansion and conflict in the future given the heavy pressure on lands that are indigenous property and have a high natural value, aspects that need to be incorporated into future territorial planning instruments.

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Sozialimmobilien

10.5771/9783748911623 ◽

2021 ◽

Keyword(s):

Energy Efficiency ◽

Life Cycle ◽

Real Estate ◽

Social Economy ◽

Balance Sheets ◽

Legal Problems ◽

Real Estate Valuation ◽

Political Cost ◽

Real Estate Management ◽

Climate Neutrality

Social real estate does not only shape the balance sheets of social economy enterprises, but also the concerns and agendas of boards, management and real estate managers. This book addresses aspects of financing, real estate management, the organisation of real estate portfolios, real estate valuation and the life cycle of buildings, plus the numerous legal problems associated with social real estate. It presents current technical concepts of energy efficiency, climate neutrality and the digital maturity of real estate in a practical manner, along with concepts for economically viable neighbourhood models and warnings against political cost drivers in the construction of social real estate. With contributions by Michael Amann, Maximilian Bergdolt, Hartmut Clausen, Oliver Errichiello, Harald Frei, Alfred Gangel, Bernd Halfar, Ingrid Hastedt, Jens Hesselbach, Mark Junge, Joel B. Münch, Markus Neubauer, Aleksandar Nikolic, George Salden, Bertram Schultze, Hubert Soyer, Hans von Gehlen, Niklas Wiesweg and Michael Winter.

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Legal status and perspectives of development for land associations in Slovakia

Bratislava Law Review ◽

10.46282/blr.2018.2.2.115 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 2 (2) ◽

pp. 155-162

Author(s):

Ľudovít Máčaj

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Future Development ◽

Main Part ◽

Legal Status ◽

Legal Situation ◽

The Future

The paper analyses land associations in Slovakia as specific subjects, which are subject to a distinct way of real estate disposal. They are currently regulated by Act No. 97/2013 Coll. on Land Associations as amended (“the Land Associations Act” or “the Act”). For understanding the institutes of this Act, it is necessary to point to the historical circumstances under which these entities emerged. In the first part of this paper, the paper points to this development and then analyses the current legal situation. In the next part, it describes current issues of land associations, focusing on practical circumstances. In the main part, the paper focuses on problems with their functions, their profitability and future development. Finally, in de lege ferenda part, the paper tries to find possible solutions to these problems and the future of land associations.

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Development of real estate marketing – trends for the future

Marketing Science & Inspirations ◽

10.46286/msi.2021.16.4.2 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 10-19

Author(s):

Jörg Petermann

Keyword(s):

Real Estate ◽

Digital Technologies ◽

Marketing Channels ◽

The Past ◽

Online Platforms ◽

Real Estate Marketing ◽

The Future ◽

Real Estate Agents ◽

Digital Channels ◽

International Sales

Real estate marketing has changed fundamentally over the past twenty years, mainly due to digital technologies. Due to the availability of online platforms as intermediary websites, the complexity of interaction relationships between providers, demanders, and real estate agents has increased. The study takes the perspective of real estate agents and uses the example market of Cologne/Bergisch-Gladbach to show what new potential digital channels offer for the reach and intensity of real estate marketing. Real estate agencies are challenged to evolve technologically, but then have a wider inventory of marketing channels and presentation options at their disposal. In the future, social media and video streaming platforms could further revolutionize property marketing, offering further potential to proactive providers, especially in terms of property branding and international sales.

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