... to the property industry. Design/methodology/approach Online questionnaire surveys were administered to 22 out of 110 property academics contacted through the Australia Property Institute (API) database to achieve this aim. The collected data were analysed using mean score ranking and ANOVA. Findings...

... and government valuation agencies in Melbourne, Australia. Data collected through the focus group discussion was combined with secondary data sourced from journals, online articles and archival materials. Findings The findings reveal that whilst gender diversity in the Australian valuation industry has...

...Rickard Engstrom; Neville Hurst; Bjorn Berggren Purpose The purpose of this study is to analyze and compare the level of professionalization of the real estate broker's occupation in Victoria, Australia, and Sweden. As previous studies have indicated that the real estate agent occupation in both...

... in higher education institutions in Singapore and Australia to achieve educational international collaboration. Their study proposes nine modes of BSL within which the most holistic mode is a combination of teachers and students participating in physical and virtual (cyber) classrooms. Bower et al...

...Braam Lowies; Graham Squires; Peter Rossini; Stanley McGreal Purpose The purpose of this paper is to first explore whether Australia and the main metropolitan areas demonstrate significant differences in tenure and property type between generational groups. Second, whether the millennial...

... to achieve greater accuracy in practice. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire was designed and administered on the Australian Property Institute (API) registered valuers, attempting to examine their perceptions on the current state of valuation accuracy in Australia. The variables...

... Technology Privacy Security Data management EU EEA Australia New Zealand QUT's Vacation Research Experience Scheme (“VRES”) The ease of use of, and access to, digital technologies can both enable individuals (Cradduck, 2015) and put them at risk from data breaches (Gregory...

... over a decade of data set provided by Australian Bureau of Statistics, Reserve Bank of Australia and Real Capital Analytics, the significant and emerging drivers impacting the Australian residential property market performance are explored. Findings Besides changes in the significant levels of some...

... of awareness and adoption of the methods. Design/methodology/approach An online questionnaire survey was conducted to elicit information from valuers practising in Australia. They were asked to indicate their level of awareness and adoption of the different property valuation methods. Their response...

... the “Prospect and Refuge Model” and crime prevention through environmental design (CPTED). Design/methodology/approach The study used a fear of crime survey of 88 students at a university in Western Australia. The respondents were asked to identify on a map, three locations perceived to be “safe” and three...

.../methodology/approach A city council model of estimation of the monetary value of city trees in a sample of three streets in a suburb of the Perth Metropolitan Area in Western Australia is applied to ascertain the loss of monetary value to the local government authority arising from tree trimming. Findings...

... institutional grade commercial valuers’ approaches and consideration of sustainability in valuation. Design/methodology/approach This research used a case study approach and interviewed institutional grade commercial valuers in Melbourne, Australia, exploring their consideration of sustainability...

... in the future and the role of professional bodies and educators in meeting future challenges in Australia, although the issues are considered global. Design/methodology/approach This qualitative research sought a deeper understanding of the issues, threats, challenges, opportunities, new areas of practice...

... limitations were that participants were from Melbourne and Sydney in Australia only and the focus is NSW and Victoria centric, although many participants have international work experience. There was an under representation of rural valuers, of small valuation firms, of young, recently joined or qualified...

..., at various stages in the compulsory purchase process, using stakeholder interaction analysis. Results obtained from this research will be helpful in identifying the gaps in the process of compulsory purchase of land for public projects in Australia. Design/methodology/approach A survey of ten different...

.... Australia Decision making Real estate Strategic planning Behaviour Property Investments Property investment Unlisted property fund Unlisted property funds, for the purposes of this paper, are wholesale property funds that are not traded on a stock exchange and which may be distinguished from...

... vacant poorly maintained housing might affect perceptions of crime and CPTED. Design/methodology/approach – This paper contrasts the perceptions of 168 members of the public and 12 built environment professionals with regards to a detached property in Perth, Western Australia. Using two photographs...

... and proportions of women directors amongst REMD companies to identify the paucity of such women directors. Australia Women Board composition In June 2010, the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) Corporate Governance Council (CGC) introduced recommendations relating to reporting on gender diversity. While...

...Associate Professor Lynne Armitage; Clive M J Warren; Hera Antoniades Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to export the role of professional bodies within the property industry in Australia in bringing about gender equality. In particular the policy objectives of the various professional...

... the risks of damages associated with unforeseen events, most bodies corporate are legally required to take out building insurance, which generally includes coverage for damage caused by most extreme weather events. The ST legislative framework in Australia is fragmented, however, due to ST legislative...