Financial management techniques used by residential property developers

dc.contributor.authorHall, J.H. (John Henry)
dc.contributor.authorLowies, Gert Abraham (Braam)
dc.contributor.emailjohn.hall@up.ac.zaen
dc.date.accessioned2010-04-06T07:16:02Z
dc.date.available2010-04-06T07:16:02Z
dc.date.issued2010
dc.description.abstractReal estate development can be one of the largest contributors of wealth in society; and it plays a key role in determining the level of economic prosperity of individuals, business firms and the country. For residential property developers to be successful wealth creators, they have to do sound financial planning, make the right decisions and use prudent financial management techniques. These decisions involve numerous alternatives, of which only one may yield the ultimate benefits and create the most wealth. The objective of this article is to investigate which financial techniques and methods residential property developers apply in practice when they undertake capital structure decisions or determine their cost of capital, as well as the methods that they use when they make capital budgeting decisions. Through statistical testing, important relationships such as the sources of finance used by residential property developers and the capital structure they tend to choose were identified. The results showed relatively low costs for obtaining both debt and own funds. Developers tend to disregard techniques such as the net present value (NPV) and internal rate of return (IRR), because these techniques are unfamiliar to them. The relevance and importance of promoting the study of finance amongst real estate practitioners and familiarising them with its decision-making techniques and methods was one of the main recommendations of this article.en
dc.description.abstractEiendomsontwikkeling kan een van die grootste bydraes tot welvaart in ‘n gemeenskap maak; en dit speel ‘n sleutelrol in die bepaling van die ekonomiese vooruitgang van individue, besighede en ‘n land. Residensiële eiendomsontwikkelaars kan suksesvolle welvaartskeppers wees indien hulle goeie finansiële beplanning onderneem, die regte besluite neem en optimale finansiële bestuurstegnieke toepas. Hierdie besluite behels verskeie alternatiewe, waarvan slegs een die hoogste opbrengs mag lewer en die meeste welvaart kan skep. Die doelwit van hierdie artikel is om ondersoek in te stel na watter finansiële tegnieke residensiële eiendomsontwikkelaars in die praktyk aanwend wanneer hulle kapitaalstruktuurbesluite maak of hul koste van kapitaal bepaal, asook die metodes wat hulle toepas wanneer hulle kapitaalinvesteringsbesluite maak. Deur middel van statistiese toetsing is belangrike verwantskappe afgelei, soos die bronne van finansiering wat residensiële eiendomsontwikkelaars gebruik en die kapitaalstrukture wat hulle geneig is om te kies. Die resultate toon lae kostes in die verkryging van beide skuld en eie kapitaal. Residensiële eiendomsontwikkelaars is geneig om tegnieke soos die netto huidige waarde (NPV) en die interne opbrengskoers (IRR) te ignoreer omdat hulle nie daarmee vertroud is nie. Een van die hoofaanbevelings van hierdie artikel is dan ook die toepaslikheid en belangrikheid daarvan om die studie van finansies onder eiendomspraktisyns te bevorder, en om hulle meer vertroud met finansiële besluitnemingstegnieke en metodes te maak.af
dc.identifier.citationHall, J & Lowies, B 2010, 'Financial management techniques used by residential property developers', Acta Structilia, vol. 17. [http://www.uovs.ac.za/faculties/content.php?id=5174&FCode=04&DCode=115]en
dc.identifier.issn1023-0564
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/13805
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherThe Physical Development Sciences, University of the Free Stateen
dc.rightsThe Physical Development Sciences, University of the Free Stateen
dc.subjectMarkprys waarderingsmodelaf
dc.subjectKapitaalstruktuuraf
dc.subjectNetto teenswoordige waardeaf
dc.subjectResidensiële eiendomsontwikkelingaf
dc.subjectInternal rate of returnen
dc.subjectFinancial managementen
dc.subjectCapital structureen
dc.subjectInterne opbrengskoersaf
dc.subject.lcshResidential real estateen
dc.subject.lcshReal estate development -- Financeen
dc.subject.lcshReal estate developers -- In-service trainingen
dc.subject.lcshCapital costsen
dc.subject.lcshCapital budgeten
dc.subject.lcshNet present valueen
dc.subject.lcshCapital assets pricing modelen
dc.titleFinancial management techniques used by residential property developersen
dc.typePostprint Articleen

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