Searching for Flexibility in Corporate Real Estate Portfolio: Six Co-Working Strategies for User Corporations

The increasing competitive pressures and dynamic user preferences have resulted in a fast-paced and uncertain business environment. In the face of these circumstances, organizations are looking into alternatives to incorporate flexibility to become more adaptive and responsive to change. In this line, co-working, typically associated with...

Information Asymmetry, Lease Incentives, and the Role of Advisors in the Market for Commercial Real Estate

Using a unique transactions dataset, this paper examines the determinants of lease incentives in the Amsterdam office market. The study focusses on the type of landlord involved (institutional/privately owned) and whether the tenant or landlord used an advisor to help them with the transaction. The results show that an institutional landlord,...

Economics, cost and quality from a design perspective

The department of MBE was originally called Real Estate & Project Management (BMVB: ‘Bouwmanagement & Vastgoedbeheer’) covering the domains of construction management and real estate management. The “raison d’être” for this new department was based on the recognition that a fair amount of architecture graduates were more interested in...

Information Asymmetry, Lease Incentives, and the Role of Advisors in the Market for Commercial Real Estate

Using a unique transactions dataset, this paper examines the determinants of lease incentives in the Amsterdam office market. The study focusses on the type of landlord involved (institutional/privately owned) and whether the tenant or landlord used an advisor to help them with the transaction. The results show that an institutional landlord,...

Corporate real estate mirrors brand: a conceptual framework and practical applications

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to show how international companies (can) use real estate as a means to reinforce corporate identity and to express brand values in order to evoke a positive image in today’s competitive world.<br/>Design/methodology/approach – The paper relies on a review of literature, seven case studies including...