Sustainable Real Estate and its positive impact on the value of property assets

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

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DECLARATION

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ABSTRACT

The increased awareness about the issues of global warming and pollution and decrease in the energy resources as a result of them have emphasized the importance of major steps to be taken in order to control the threats. It has been found that the major energy wastage is carried out from the construction designs; therefore, this marked the importance of sustainable real estate development. But from the perspectives of investors, developers and advisory firms of this sustainable real estate the capital cost and the value of the property gets affected. This study undertakes the task of studying the impacts of sustainable real estate development on the property value and the effects of these on the demand of sustainable property.

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DECLARATIONIII

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CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION1

Aims and Objectives2

Thesis Statement2

Research Questions3

CHAPTER 2: LITERATURE REVIEW4

Role of Location in the Sustainability of the Real Estate and Property Markets6

Role of Energy Savings in the Sustainability of the Real Estate7

CHAPTER 3: RESEARCH METHODOLOGY9

Research Design9

Instruments for data collection10

Sampling and Participants11

Pilot testing11

Descriptive Statistics11

Limitations11

Ethical Considerations12

Validity12

CHAPTER 4: RESULTS AND FINDINGS14

CHAPTER 5: CONCLUSION18

Recommendations19

REFERENCES20

APPENDIX21

Survey Questionnaire21

Consent Form26

CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION

Real estate is referred to any property that consist of a land and the buildings on it involving the natural resources that are along with that land like minerals, crops or water. In easy words real estate involves all the immovable properties if this nature such as buildings or housing in general and also the interest to be vested in it. The business of real estate also exist which is operating in almost every part of the world effectively. The main functions of the profession of real estate include selling, buying and renting of land, housing and buildings. The business of real estate has a very positive impact on the value of property assets and also has positive impact on the economic conditions of the country. This can be done only if sustainability is maintained to make positive changes in the operations of the real estate business. The core objective for the sustainability of the real estate should be to prepare an investment that is worth investing for the investor. This is very important to done with the help of proper research and development by making use of the new technologies and understanding the need of the areas in which the building and housing is necessary. The planning and implementation of the development should be effective enough to fulfill the needs of the present generation without compromising ...