Journal of Corporate Real Estate: Volume 7 Issue 1

The science behind real estate‐ The disposal of special‐purpose assets

Darcy Frank Mackay, Rachel Kessler‐Park

Mergers and acquisitions and consolidation activities contribute to the supply of technical facilities in the real estate market. The disposal of these special‐purpose assets…

A Sarbanes‐Oxley road map: Improving real estate data, dialogue and decision making in support of good corporate governance

Michael Billing, Kristen Evans

The pursuit of good corporate governance, as exemplified by compliance with Sarbanes‐Oxley(SOX), requires corporate real estate (CRE) departments to gain a better understanding…

A real options model for valuing flexible space

Lara Greden, Leon Glicksman

The continuous need for change in corporate real estate spaces warrants consideration of flexibilityin new space design. To help decision makers invest more effectively in…

Cracking the landlord and capital markets code

Robert Houston

This paper looks at three routes to maximising the value of a corporate real estate (CRE)portfolio in the UK, although they apply also in other countries: ‐ Know what space you…

Capturing hidden value for your shareholders

Martin B. Trundle

Until recently, occupiers have ignored the financial benefits real estate can add to the value of their firms. Corporate real estate (CRE) is now on the corporate agenda and CRE…

Four cases of corporate real estate portfolio outsourcings

Antti Louko

The results indicate that the main reason for portfolio outsourcing was the immediate cash pay‐out. In addition, corporations generally aimed to increase their capital and…

The next wave: Refining the future of offshoring

Bruce Rutherford, Shawn Mobley

Offshoring, the process of relocating discrete business functions or processes to foreign locations, is rapidly expanding. Offshoring integrally links real estate decisions to…