São Paulo’s strategic master plan and the challenges of sustainable urban transformation

Cities play an essential role in the challenge of sustainability, and urban planning is one of the main tools for guiding urban transformation processes. This paper analyses the São Paulo Master Plan 2014, considering the principles and guidelines on compact cities, sustainable adaptation and ecosystem-based adaptation. An urban development model within sustainable parameters, however, involves conflict dynamics. In this sense, the views and demands of the main stakeholders seeking to influence the regulatory arena of São Paulo's urban policy are mapped. The analysis focuses on attempts to change the zoning law that would affect several of the definitions agreed in the Master Plan, prioritising mainly the interests of real estate developers.

Study of factors influencing apartment prices in Prishtina, Kosovo

Purpose The purpose of this study is to identify which are the main factors influencing the apartment prices in Prishtina, the capital of Kosovo, during the period 2018–2020. The factors identified will be used by real estate developers and investors for better decision-making in apartment investments. Design/methodology/approach The research methodology is quantitative. The methodology analyzes 1,468 real estate transaction contracts of apartment buildings using a probability random sampling. The research methodology uses multiple regression analysis to identify whether the research model is significant in predicting apartment prices but also identify which are the main factors that influence the apartment prices in Prishtina, Kosovo. Findings The present study finds that location, size, floor, access to road and building quality affect apartment prices in Prishtina, whereas surprisingly access to green spaces and availability of parking spaces have no statistically significant effect on apartment prices in Kosovo. Research limitations/implications The study has great implications for the real estate developers in Prishtina, Kosovo showing how to improve their decision-making process in real estate investments to know which characteristics are most valued by investors for investment in new apartment buildings in Prishtina, Kosovo and local authorities in Prishtina, Kosovo to modernize the access to road infrastructure for its inhabitants and adopt building regulations that will enforce strict criteria as far as building quality is concerned. Originality/value The study is the first quantitative study that studies the factors influencing the apartment prices in Prishtina, Kosovo.

Impact of Corona Virus on Indian Real Estate

This paper talks about the impact of corona virus on Indian Real Estate in terms of Demand, Rates of property, impact on Indian housing market, home buyers in India, builders in India, office space in India. What interventions government should take in response to COVID-19 to boost the demand and what sales strategy real estate developers taking post lockdown.

Determinant Influencing Factors for Subsidized House Preferences in Bandung Regency

The increasing population with a limited area of land makes house prices in Bandung City becoming expensive. Many people looking for a cheaper price in the outer city such as in the area around Bandung Regency. It is the largest region and the most populated region that bordered Bandung City. One type of house that is widely offered in the region is subsidized house. It is a house that some of the payment is assisted by the government. The data shows that the subsidized house realization is increasing every year. This research aims to investigate the influencing factor that influences people's preference for the subsidized house in Bandung Regency. Several pieces of literature concludes that the influencing factor for subsidized house preference is price, physical attributes and qualities, accessibility, location, and facility. The methodology used for this research is using quantitative and qualitative studies. The study is using mixed method between quantitative and qualitative method by conducting questionnaires, and interviews. The findings of this research could be useful for the stakeholders such as consumers, governments, and real estate developers. For consumer, this research could be a guide to help the customer find out about their preferences toward the subsidized house. The government could use this research result as guidance and evaluation on their policy. The real estate developers also could use this research to be used as information for their business strategy.

Heritage Affairs: Mouse-Deer, White Elephants, and Watchdogs

Chapter 2 traces the evolution of heritage politics in Malaysia since the era when European principles of conservation privileged architectural grandeur and monumental heritage. Since the 1980s Melaka’s institutions have turned the buildings in the old civic area into museums celebrating a glorified past. At the same time, the state has embraced a developmentalist agenda. The World Heritage bid attracted the interest of real estate developers, bringing to the city a number of projects of the type it had never experienced before. In between the visions of an ‘Old Melaka’ and a ‘New Melaka’, the state and civil society have been increasingly involved in a new era of heritage politics following more recent UNESCO-derived shifts towards non-monumental forms of heritage and cultural diversity.

Neoliberalism and neo-dirigisme in action: The state–corporate alliance and the great housing rush of the 2000s in Istanbul, Turkey

This paper foregrounds the state–corporate alliance in real estate development in Istanbul since the early 2000s. Employing a geo-coded sample of 294 private housing development projects built since the early 1980s and in-depth interviews with the private development companies, the paper focuses on how the construction industry and the massive commodification of urban land produced a new state–space nexus. The underlying question here is the nascent shape of urban political-economy, the trends of housing construction, the cycles of boom and bust and the mechanisms of capital accumulation concerning the state’s centralising control over space. In this sample, a few critical aspects of the production of concrete space became apparent. Seven findings are discussed. First, the developers of Istanbul followed the clientelistic patterns in the urban built environment. The second aspect is that the state is the sole supply-side actor that determines Istanbul’s built environment. The third point in this analysis of urban development initiated by the private sector is focused on the fact that the real estate speculation is state-led. The fourth and fifth points are related to the Turkish real estate developers’ inability to procure financing for the duration of the construction process. The sixth factor in the evaluation of the private real estate sector in Istanbul is the geographical and class dispersal of active development projects. The seventh factor in understanding those real estate developers is their novel approach to marketing and advertisement and the way they employ architecture as an extension of public relations.

Guarantee Obligations of a Real Estate Developer: Challenging Aspects

The article describes the issues of the liability of real estate developers for undue quality of apartment block construction. The paper studies the issue of provisions to be applied in the event of imposition of the obligation to execute guarantee repairs on a real estate developer. Options of application of contractor provisions or sale and purchase provisions are reviewed. Judicial practice reflecting various approaches is referred to. Guarantee term calculation peculiarities are analyzed.