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Real estate developments in and around regional airports. University of Antwerp

Regional airports face a viability problem due to the imbalance between the socio-economic role they fulfil and their negative profit and loss statement. Therefore, the primary objective of this research is to determine whether real estate developments in and around regional airports can increase this (currently negative) profit and loss statement without proportionally increasing the social costs. To achieve this, four research questions were ...

Sustainable real estate development: towards a new concept of ownership KU Leuven

Dorothy Gruyaert

Faculty of Law and Criminology, Kulak Kortrijk Campus

The research concerns the question how the law can contribute to a sustainable real estate development. Both private and public actors must firmly commit to a transition in real estate focusing on the needs of the present generation, in terms of affordable and high-quality housing, without however jeopardizing the future generations. This necessary transition to sustainability is twofold and affects our concept of ownership. The first transition ...

The differential impact of real estate financialization on the political economies of Germany and France KU Leuven

Manuel Aalbers

Geography and Tourism

Following the Global Recession of 2007-2008, the financialization of real estate has become a well studied research topic in advanced, capitalist societies and emerging economies. Yet, since financialization is a variegated and path-dependent process, local and national varieties between real estate financialization persist. This research project focuses on the financialization of real estate in Germany and France, two Continental European ...

Blockchain and Real Estate Law : a conceptual analysis. KU Leuven

Vincent Sagaert

Faculty of Law and Criminology, Kulak Kortrijk Campus

“Does the use of blockchain technology affect the conveyance process of real estate, and to which extent is the legal framework adapted to this transformation?” This project aims to spearhead a better understanding of the consequences of applying blockchain in the field of real estate law. Although blockchain technology – as a public medium for conveyance without third party intervention – seems to be by its very nature a “next step” ...

The effect of energy performance certificates on real estate prices, investments in energy efficiency and energy consumption. University of Antwerp

Sven Damen

Accountancy and Finance

Mandatory energy performance certification for buildings is increasingly used in many countries. Energy performance certificates (EPCs) are seen as a key instrument to increase awareness of energy efficiency, which may affect real estate prices, investments in energy efficiency and ultimately energy consumption. Despite the widespread use and substantial administrative costs to implement, empirical evidence on whether or not mandatory ...

Discrimination on the private rental market in Belgium. Strategies and rationales of private landlords and real estate agents to exclude ethnic minorities and low income households. KU Leuven

Pascal De Decker, Hilde Heynen

Urban Design, Urbanism, Landscape and Planning, History, Theory and Criticism of Architecture

Discrimination is a persistent issue in various societal fields, including the housing market. This PhD project focuses on the discrimination of ethnic minorities and low income households on the private rental market in Belgium. Taking the perspective of landlords and real estate agents as a point of departure, the project studies how discrimination occurs throughout the entire rental procedure.

More precisely, this PhD project wishes ...

A dynamic list of rogue tenants, landlords and real estate agents University of Antwerp

Bernard Hubeau

Government and Law

The coalition agreement of the Flemish Government 2019-2024 and the Housing Policy Plan 2019-2024 of Minister Diependaele contain the intention to investigate whether a dynamic list of rogue tenants, landlords and real estate agents could be drawn up. The project primarily examines whether it is possible to create such a dynamic list in accordance with higher legal standards, including privacy regulations.

Do European investors have to invest into Asian real estate in order to protect themselves against the current global market woes ? University of Antwerp

Martine Van Wouwe

Statistics and data analysis, Mathematics, Statistics and Actuarial Sciences

Investors could buy more 'Asian' property assets to protect themselves against the current financial crisis in the US. We will present a first insight into how Asian property stocks are correlated to other asset classes in both the Asian and European markets. The correlation patterns (return in relation to risk) will be examined through locally-based property databases (Asian Development Bank). Do Asian property stocks carry a higher risk?

Format of hedonistic model for estimating the normal sales value of real estate KU Leuven

Erik Buyst

Research Centre of Economic History, Leuven

The determination of the value of a home is a difficult exercise for various reasons. However, in recent years, a lot of progress has been made regarding statistical techniques that can be used as a tool for determining the actual sales value. The most common technique for a model valuation is the use of hedonic pricing models. These have various applications. This method mainly allows you to study three elements:

it allows to ...

The negative nature of the land register KU Leuven