Impact of Structural Change on Corporate Real Estate Ownership: Evidence from the German Corporate Real Estate Market

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
Andreas Pfnür ◽  
Julian Seger
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
Estate Ownership

Defining a corporate real estate management's (CREM) brand

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 60-76 ◽  
Author(s):  
Abdul Jalil Omar ◽  
Christopher A. Heywood
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Real Estate Market ◽  
Relationship Building ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Study Approach ◽  
Brand Development ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
Multiple Case ◽  
Business Functions

Purpose – This paper aims to explore how branding theory can be used to understand corporate real estate management's (CREM's) relationships with its customers. Specifically, the perspectives of CREM executives and customers are used to develop a statement of a CREM brand. Design/methodology/approach – A multiple case study approach from four industry sections that consist of telecommunications, logistic, retail, and education from an emerging real estate market (Malaysia) and a mature real estate market (Australia). CREM executives and CREM customers from each case were interviewed to obtain information on CREM within organisations. Findings – The findings indicate that CREM supports the business by managing organisations' strategic real estate resources as its brand. CREM executives focus more on the technicality of real estate functions, while CREM customers expect corporate real estate (CRE) to support their business functions. Research limitations/implications – A CREM brand is important to CREM relationship building with the targeted customers. Successful brand development is able to increase CREM visibility to customers and at the same time gain appreciation of its contributions to the organisations. Originality/value – This is the first study that investigates CREM from a branding perspective. The mechanism for communicating CREM contributions using branding helps to increase acceptance from the customers.

Corporate Real Estate Ownership and Productivity Uncertainty

2015 ◽  
Vol 44 (2) ◽  
pp. 521-547 ◽  
Author(s):  
Daxuan Zhao ◽  
Tien Foo Sing
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
Estate Ownership

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF STRUCTURAL CHANGES ON CORPORATE REAL ESTATE OWNERSHIP: EVIDENCE FROM GERMANY

2020 ◽  
Vol 0 (0) ◽  
pp. 1-16
Author(s):  
Julian Seger ◽  
Andreas Pfnür
Keyword(s):  
Structural Change ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Structural Changes ◽  
Ownership Strategy ◽  
Requirements Change ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
New Business ◽  
Company Survey ◽  
Business Requirements ◽  
The Impact

Although real estate resources represent a high percentage of the corporate assets of non-property companies, their future role is unclear. Longevity and difficulty in revising property-related decisions clash under dynamically changing environmental conditions. This makes it necessary to consider the ownership strategy and its altering role in order to avoid inefficiencies and not to hinder companies in mastering structural change successfully. In a first step, data from a telephone company survey (CATI) among 69 corporate real estate managers of German companies are grouped by performing a two-step cluster analysis according to the degree to which they are affected by structural change. The resulting clusters are then tested regarding differences in their ownership strategy. The empirical analysis shows that firms highly affected by structural change exhibit a higher willingness to decrease the proportion of ownership. The decline in real estate assets is particularly evident in the office segment and in increased acceptance of sale-and-rent-back solutions. First hints show that structural change and associated new business requirements change the relevance of CRE ownership. To avoid competitive disadvantages, especially European firms should scrutinize their high ownership ratios.

The risk of real estate ownership: evidence from German equities

2015 ◽  
Vol 8 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-129 ◽  
Author(s):  
Karim Rochdi
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Real Estate ◽  
Risk Premium ◽  
Balance Sheet ◽  
Systematic Risk ◽  
Considerable Proportion ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
Systematic Risk Factors ◽  
Estate Ownership

Purpose – This paper aims to investigate the repercussions and impact of corporate real estate on the returns of non-real-estate equities in a time-series setting. While the ownership of real estate constitutes a considerable proportion of most listed firms’ balance sheet, in the existing literature, whether or not the benefits outweigh the risks associated with corporate real estate, is the subject of controversy. Design/methodology/approach – The role of corporate real estate ownership in the pricing of returns is examined, after taking well-documented systematic risk factors into account. Employing a data sample from 1999 to 2014, the conditions and characteristics faced by firms with distinct levels of corporate real estate holdings are identified and analyzed. Findings – The findings reveal that corporate real estate intensity indeed serves as a priced determinant in the German stock market. Among other results, the real-estate-specific risk factor shows countercyclical patterns and is particularly relevant for companies within the manufacturing sector. Practical implications – The findings provide new insights into the interpretation of corporate real estate and expected general equity returns. Thus, the present analysis is of particular interest for investors, as well as the management boards of listed companies. Originality/value – To the best of the author’s knowledge, this is the first paper to investigate the ownership of corporate real estate as a priced factor for German equities, after accounting for the well-documented systematic risk factors, namely, market (market risk premium), size (small minus big) and book-to-market-ratio (BE/ME) (high minus low).

scholarly journals The Impact of Corporate Real Estate Ownership on the Firm Value

2021 ◽  
Vol 7 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-183
Author(s):  
Gwang Ho Han ◽  
Hye Eun Han ◽  
Seung Han Ro
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Firm Value ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Estate Ownership

The pricing of corporate real estate holdings on the UK capital market

2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Julian Seger ◽  
Kristina Stoner ◽  
Andreas Pfnuer
Keyword(s):  
Real Estate ◽  
Capital Market ◽  
Service Industries ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Balance Sheets ◽  
Corporate Real Estate ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Real Estate Assets ◽  
Estate Ownership ◽  
The Capital Market

Purpose The purpose of this study is to find out if corporate real estate ownership is priced into the capital market performance of non-property companies in the UK. This is of particular interest because ownership still represents a significant weight on the balance sheets and is predominantly considered unfavourable due to its bulkiness and difficult revisability in the event of changes in space demand. This draws attention to the UK as one of the most important European economies that have been exposed to strong uncertainties and dynamics, for example, due to the withdrawal voting of the United Kingdom from the European Union (BREXIT). Design/methodology/approach A first look at the real estate assets reported in balance sheets provides insight into possible changes in ownership strategy. This serves as a basis for subdividing companies based on their real estate assets using a portfolio-based approach and that are then analysed using the Fama and French multi-factor model with regard to their influence on capital market returns. Findings In general, the share of real estate assets has fallen over the past 10 years, although coinciding with BREXIT voting, some industries such as manufacturing show a turnaround. At the same time, ownership is priced in as a factor on the capital market, which applies to a sample across industries, as well as to separately considered sectors in the manufacturing and service industries. The pricing also shows a counter-cyclical pattern. Practical implications Corporate real estate management should be aware of the negative influence of ownership, especially against the background of economic fluctuations. The reduction of ownership can reduce the associated cost of capital and increase company success. Originality/value Previous UK-related studies mostly refer to a period before the global economic crisis in 2008, and therefore, are too old to reflect a changed view on corporate real estate ownership because of new corporate environmental conditions, based on inaccurate proxies or mainly refer to the retail segment. This research gap is closed.

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