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Category: Commercial Real Estate Analysis and Investments, D. M. Geltner, N. G. Miller, J. Clayton, P. Eichholtz

Real Estate Investments

After Tax Discount Rate in RE

How Do Government Co-Financing Incentives Influence Real Estate Purchase Decisions? How Do Such Incentives Affect the Value of Real Estate for Beneficiaries? In practice, determining the correct discount […]

March 17, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate Investments

Depreciation Tax Shield in Real Estate

When investing in real estate, significant attention is given to the tax savings derived from depreciation (Depreciation Tax Shield – DTS), and this benefit becomes even more valuable […]

March 3, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate Investments

Cash-on-Cash Leverage in Real Estate

Unlike regular corporations, the tax component is excluded here because REITs are not subject to corporate income tax. There is nothing special about this formula—it simply weights the […]

February 24, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate Investments

RE Leverage and Risk: A Mathematical Perspective

When discussing the risk-return diagram, the risk component is often perceived theoretically. In this note, I will mathematically demonstrate how financial leverage and risk are essentially the same […]

February 17, 2025
Real Estate Investments

The Specifics of Real Estate Investing

Real estate investing differs from both securities market operations and corporate capital budgeting decisions—it is, in essence, a blend of the two. On one hand, investing in real […]

February 10, 2025
Real Estate Investments

Implied Inter-Lease Discount Rate

The property is leased under a long-term contract, and for discounting cash flows, the lessee’s loan rate is used (which is logical). The same rate can be used […]

February 7, 2025
Real Estate Investments

IRR Decomposition

Smart investors use IRR less frequently because it has many technical flaws, but the main issue is that IRR inherently assumes the reinvestment rate is the same as […]

February 5, 2025 Advanced