Real Estate Papers
Document Type
Journal Article
Date of this Version
2008
Publication Source
Wharton Real Estate Review
Volume
12
Issue
1
Start Page
74
Last Page
83
Abstract
The traditional decision analysis currently used by most corporations to decide whether to own or lease their operating real estate is fundamentally flawed, resulting in much more corporate-owned commercial property than is economically justified. Most firms currently lease space if the present value of future rent is less than the present value of the cost of self-ownership, net of depreciation benefits and expected property appreciation. However, the correct model for the own-versus-lease decision must compare the present value of profits the corporation expects if they lease, with the present value of expected profits if they decide to own real estate.
Recommended Citation
Linneman, P. D., & Pfirsching, F. (2008). Evaluating the Decision to Own Corporate Real Estate. Wharton Real Estate Review, 12 (1), 74-83. Retrieved from https://repository.upenn.edu/real-estate_papers/19
Date Posted: 27 November 2017