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Economic Fundamentals, Capital Expenditures and Asset Dispositions

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  • Brent W. Ambrose

    (The Pennsylvania State University)

  • Eva Steiner

    (College of Business)

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The real estate literature recognizes the real option to invest in capital expenditures (CAPEX) or sell a property but treats these options as independent. We show that these real options are interconnected. We provide empirical evidence that, consistent with the real option framework, CAPEX increases in income growth expectations but declines in their volatility; that CAPEX are partially capitalized into property market values; and that CAPEX significantly reduce the subsequent likelihood of sale. We also present evidence that, controlling for market timing, past property performance influences CAPEX but not disposition choices, consistent with a value-add investment strategy.

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  • Brent W. Ambrose & Eva Steiner, 2022. "Economic Fundamentals, Capital Expenditures and Asset Dispositions," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 64(3), pages 361-378, April.
    • Handle: RePEc:kap:jrefec:v:64:y:2022:i:3:d:10.1007_s11146-019-09698-9
    DOI: 10.1007/s11146-019-09698-9
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    Keywords

    Real estate investment; Real options; Disposition choices;
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    JEL classification:

    • D9 - Microeconomics - - Micro-Based Behavioral Economics
    • G40 - Financial Economics - - Behavioral Finance - - - General
    • R33 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location - - - Nonagricultural and Nonresidential Real Estate Markets

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