FEATURES OF LAND VALUATION IN PROJECT FINANCING USING ESCROW ACCOUNTS

Проведен анализ текущей ситуации на первичном рынке жилой недвижимости в рамках перехода на новые условия финансирования жилищного строительства. Выявлены преимущества внедрения проектного финансирования, а также проблемы, ограничивающие его эффективность на основе основных тенденций и направлений применения проектного финансирования в России в строительстве, при реализации инфраструктурных проектов и в деятельности институтов развития по привлечению в систему проектного финансирования частных инвестиций. Показаны принципы построения схемы для строительного проекта, реализующейся с проектным финансированием по заранее составленной модели, где применены эскроу-счета. Предложен метод оценки земельного участка при проектном финансировании с использованием эскроу-счетов. Для оценки инвестиционной стоимости земли, то есть стоимости, при которой доход от приобретения земельного участка соответствует норме интереса, установленной инвестором, или стоимости, удовлетворяющей требования инвестора к доходности конкретного проекта, рекомендовано использовать три денежных потока, а именно денежный поток от инвестиционной деятельности, финансовой деятельности и поток на собственный капитал проекта. Проведен анализ опыта иностранных государств в вопросе формирования стоимости земли в черте города и влияющих на неё факторов. Показаны преимущества оценки земельного участка при проектном финансировании с использованием эскроу-счетов: удобство, гарантии; прозрачность и поддержка. We carried out the analysis of the current situation in the primary residential real estate market as part of the transition to new conditions for financing housing construction. We identified the advantages of introducing project financing, as well as problems limiting its effectiveness on the basis of the identified main trends and areas of application of project financing in Russia in construction, when implementing infrastructure projects and in the activities of development institutions to attract private investment into the project financing system. We show the principles of constructing a scheme for a construction project, implemented with project financing according to a pre-compiled model, where escrow accounts are used. A method for assessing a land plot for project financing using escrow accounts of the intended use is proposed. To assess the investment value of land, that is the value at which the income from the acquisition of a land plot corresponds to the rate of interest set by the investor, or the value that meets the investor's requirements for the profitability of a particular project, it is recommended to use three cash flows, namely, cash flow from investment activities, financial activities and the flow on equity capital of the project. We analyzed the development of foreign countries in the context of cost formation of land within the city and relevant factors influencing this cost. The advantages of assessing a land plot with project financing using escrow accounts have also been revealed: convenience, guarantees, transparency and support.

Improving the methodology of cadastral land assessment

Methodological tools for improving the existing methods of cadastral land valuation are described. The basis of its development and improvement of objectivity is the ecological paradigm, the conceptual novelty of which consists in the cost accounting of changes in productive properties and at the same time the ecological state of arable land as a result of annual cycles of economic use. A conceptually new way of forecasting the potential costs associated with the cultivation of crop products has also been developed. It is based on the economic and mathematical models created by the author.

Current state of development of agricultural land assessment methods

Purpose of this research is to improve the methods of valuation of agricultural land. Today, the moratorium on the purchase and sale of agricultural land has been lifted and sale of agricultural land is increasingly raised and therefore the problem of establishing an objective (market) price for agricultural land is relevant, because increasing the level of their use is an objective necessity and condition for the gradual development of society [Hubar Yu., 2020]. Methodology. A significant contribution to the study of the theory and methods of land valuation was made by A. S. Danilenko, Yu. F. Dekhtyarenko, Yu. P. Hubar, A. G. Martin, M. G. Stupen, A. M. Tretyak, G. V. Cherevko. Instead, the formation and improvement of methodological bases for the monetary valuation of agricultural land paid attention to G. D. Gutsulyk, D. S. Dobriak, О. S. Dorosh, O. F. Kovalishin. Emphasis was placed on the shortcomings of the economic assessment conducted in the Soviet period I. K. Bystryakov, S. I. Doroguntsov, Hubar Yu. P., A. M. Tretyak, M. A. Hvesyk and others. However, despite the considerable amount of scientific research in which the land was considered a means of production, tools and objects of labor (which in the current environment is insufficient), little studied and debatable are the value of land as a whole system with all its properties. This is due to the fact that agricultural land is mostly assessed differently according to the available dominant indicators (yield, value of gross output). This does not build a hierarchy on the importance of other indicators. The complexity and versatility of the problem of land valuation require the continuation and deepening of scientific research in this area. Results. The study is based on the general principles of economic and mathematical modeling, mathematical statistics, econometrics, basic and applied research. The information base of the research consisted of scientific works of domestic and foreign scientists in the field of real estate appraisal, land and city cadastres, statistics, ecology. The issue of land pricing is complex and multifaceted, the development of the land market depends on its solution. Therefore, further research should be aimed at improving the valuation of agricultural land. This process should be based on state service, taking into account the economic and political situation. This will ensure after the lifting of the moratorium on the disposal of agricultural land, the creation of a competitive environment in the land market, the objectivity of the assessment and increase the flow of funds to the state budget. Scientific novelty and practical significance. The performed researches will allow to improve the quality of determining the market value of agricultural lands for further development of land reform in Ukraine. The most important results of the study are: generalization of scientific provisions for the implementation of land valuation works and methodological approaches to determining the value of agricultural land; highlighting the disadvantages and advantages of modern methods of agricultural land valuation; proving the importance of taking into account environmental factors in the assessment of land arising from the activities of agricultural production; substantiation of the need to assess land plots with a set of physical properties of soils and spatial conditions of their implementation; development of methods for assessing the normative yield of grain crops on the basis of dynamic and statistical simulation modeling and software for its spatial implementation. It is established that the use of market-based prices will allow to make informed management decisions during the implementation of land reform in Ukraine. Individuals and legal entities on the basis of the proposed developments will be able to assess the investment attractiveness of agricultural land.

CONSIDERATION OF THE IMPACT OF USE-RESTRICTED ZONES IN THE LAND VALUATION PROCESS: RATIONALE, MAIN PROBLEMS AND SOLUTIONS

The article substantiates the inclusion of the influence factor of use-restricted zones in the composition of price factors and analyzes the main problems that arise in the process of evaluating land plots located in these zones.

Land Administration Maintenance: A Review of the Persistent Problem and Emerging Fit-for-Purpose Solutions

A contemporary review of land administration, from the perspective of systems maintenance, is provided. A special emphasis is placed on emerging fit-for-purpose land administration solutions. The research synthesis uses reputable sources from the contemporary era. Results show the challenges of maintaining land administration systems and the data held are long recognized. The 1970s–1980s gave the issue impetus as data and processes moved from paper-based and manual to digital and automated. The 1990s recognized concerns on maintenance, albeit as a secondary issue: system establishment was the primary concern. The 2000s placed more emphasis on more holistic sociotechnical systems but, again maintenance was supplementary. The fit-for-purpose era deliveres a vast range of new social and technological innovations; however, scaled and sustainable implementations still struggle with system maintenance. From the findings, a consolidated model for analyzing maintenance problems and solutions at jurisdictional level is developed. Maintenance of a land administration system can be understood by identifying the level of change, method for change, components to change, and options for what to change to. The United Nations-endorsed Framework for Effective Land Administration is then used to identify specific maintenance challenges and available solutions. It is suggested that due to the scope and size of what can be considered maintenance issues, there exists no single solution—instead the country should identify its persistant maintenance problems, and the most appropriate solution set from the suite of available options. Emerging solutions and challenges include ensuring interlinkage to maintenance of spatial planning, land valuation, and marine administration; exploiting survey data ‘back capture’ initiatives; supporting grassroots IT; and giving serious attention to cybersecurity concerns.

Methodical approaches to the definition of monetary valuation of land

The purpose of the article is to reveal the main methodological and methodical principles of the monetary valuation of agricultural land, which is widely used in the agricultural sector of the economy and needs to be improved, given the current changes. Research methods. The study is based on theoretical, methodological and methodical provisions for determining the criteria for land valuation as the main means of agricultural production, the formation of rental income on different quality soils and their location. Achieving this goal is ensured by the usage of modern general scientific methods and research techniques. Research results. Various methodological approaches to determine an indicator of normative monetary valuation of land were developed. The solution to this problem is seen in the application of an indicator of economic effect obtained from the usage of land plots of better quality, as well as their favourable location. The economic effect indicator is a differential rental income obtained in the production of grain (excluding corn). The assessment of the worst lands with no differential rental income is carried out on basis of an absolute rental income (absolute rent). Scientific novelty. Theoretical and methodological basics and methodical definition of the monetary valuation of agricultural lands were developed, according to which their monetary valuation in Ukraine was carried out. Practical significance. The study results are used in the regulation of land relations in agriculture through the improvement of tax, price, financial and credit mechanisms. They become especially important with the introduction of the land market. Tabl.: 1. Refs.: 16.

Property Mass Valuation on Small Markets

The main bases for land taxation are its area or value. In many countries, especially in Eastern Europe, reforms of property taxation, including land taxation, are being carried out or planned, introducing property value as a tax base. Practice and research in this area indicate that such a change in the tax system leads to large changes in land use and reallocation. The taxation of land value requires construction of mass valuation system. Different methodological solutions can serve this purpose. However, mass land valuation requires a large amount of information on property transactions. Such data are not available in every case. The main objective of the paper is to evaluate the possibility of applying selected algorithms of machine learning and a multiple regression model in property mass valuation on small, underdeveloped markets, where a scarce number of transactions takes place or those transactions demonstrate little volatility in terms of real property attributes. A hypothesis is verified according to which machine learning methods result in more accurate appraisals than multiple regression models do, considering the size of training datasets. Three types of models were employed in the study: a multiple regression model, k nearest neighbor regression algorithm and XGBoost regression algorithm. Training sets were drawn from a larger dataset 1000 times in order to draw conclusions for averaged results. Thanks to the application of KNN and XGBoost algorithms, it was possible to obtain models much more resistant to a low number of observations, a substantial number of explanatory variables in relation to the number of observations, a low property attributes variability in the training datasets as well as collinearity of explanatory variables. This study showed that algorithms designed for large datasets can provide accurate results in the presence of a limited amount of data. This is a significant observation given that small or underdeveloped real estate markets are not uncommon.

Impact of parcel fragmentation on the calculation of the real estate value of land belonging to farms

Agricultural parcels are often the subject of land valuation studies. This approach implicitly assumes that the real estate value of the land belonging to a farm is the sum of the values of the individual parcels that make up the farm. Nonetheless, the value of a whole can be very different from the sum of its parts. This study proposes a methodology for calculating the real estate value of the land belonging to a farm, by including parameters relating to the fragmentation of the land. Fragmentation increases production costs and reduces farmers’ incomes and by extension the real estate value of the farm. In our study area, the province of Jaen in Spain, figures for its most emblematic crop, the olive, show that fragmentation of the land reduces its value by between 51% for a 10 ha farm and 12% for a 30 ha farm as compared to the values set out in the bibliography. The reorganization of the ownership system or the promotion of systems for the common management of land could increase the profitability and therefore the value of land according to the ‘income capitalization’ approach.