Determinants of the Rate of Return for Nonresidential Real Estate: Inflation Expectations and Market Adjustment Lags |
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| Authors: | Yoon Dokko Robert H Edelstein Marshall Pomer E Scott Urdang |
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| Institution: | Finance Department, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Urbana, Illinois 61801.;Walter A. Haass School of Business, University of California at Berkeley, Berkeley, California 94720.;Center for Real Estate and Urban Economics, University of California at Berkeley.;E. Scott Urdang Real Estate Advisers, Blue Bell, Pennsylvania and the Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania. |
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| Abstract: | This paper analyzes the economic forces that determine the real rate of return for nonresidential real estate. Our analysis shows that the intermarket variation in the real rate of return is statistically significant, and the rate of return differs by land use and market area, as well as over time in response to changes in macro-economic conditions. We use inflation variables as surrogates for changes in macroeconomic conditions over time. In contrast to earlier studies, we find that nonresidential real estate may not outperform expected inflation. We believe that the impact of expected inflation (and other macroeconomic variables) on real estate rates of return depends upon the interaction of the macro-environment and specific local real estate market conditions. Finally, our empirical evidence suggests that the effects of a given shock dissipate rather quickly in most markets when we take into account locational and property use differences. |
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