The role of environmental sustainability has increased in the real estate sector. The adoption
of sustainable principles, however, has been slowed by a lack of evidence relating to the …

Densification is being promoted in urban areas globally because of its many economic,
environmental, and social benefits. The concept itself remains ambiguous, however, which is …

Land use and development has a pivotal role in building sustainable future societies.
Municipalities contribute to this effort by applying a set of land policy instruments to advance their …

This paper studies the market selection criteria in international real estate investments. It
presents the results of a questionnaire study among internationally investing property investors …

Public authorities have a wide range of objectives related to urban development. Usually,
they strive to achieve the objectives via land use planning but their involvement in land …

Public land development is an approach where the public authority acquires land for
development, services the land with public infrastructure, and transfers the serviced building plots …

Planning systems are generally divided into plan-led and development-led systems. However,
it is quite common that the planning practice follows development-led planning although …

Long present in the United States, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are a fairly new
phenomenon in Europe. This paper examines the sensitivity of European REIT returns to returns …

Land policy interventions are important ways for municipalities to implement their spatial
development objectives. Such interventions may, however, generate both intended and …

This article examines the performance of European private equity real estate (PERE) funds
from 1998 to 2009 using both absolute and relative performance metrics. The authors find …