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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

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
Real Estate Development

City Development Models

Urban land use and density are shaped by economic principles and social factors. The classical monocentric city model provides a foundation for understanding urban spatial economics, but real-world […]

January 25, 2025 Advanced
Growth

How Uncertainty Creates Real Estate Value

When we discussed the monocentric city model, we described the value of real estate in terms of rents rather than prices. While rent levels are directly related to […]

January 23, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate Development

Monocentric City Model

The monocentric city model, despite its simplicity, provides fascinating insights into how cities form and what factors influence real estate prices, such as location, spatial growth, population growth, […]

January 21, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate Development

Residual Theory of Land Value

The demand for construction land is derived demand, not direct demand. Land serves as a production factor—it is not needed for final consumption but rather for hosting buildings […]

January 17, 2025 Advanced
Real Estate

Central Place Theory

Central Place Theory – Patterns of City Location

January 10, 2025 Advanced