Property Management: Volume 39 Issue 5

Factors influencing real estate graduates soft skill gap in Nigeria

Timothy Oluwafemi Ayodele, Oluseyi Joshua Adegoke, Kahilu Kajimo-Shakantu, Olaitan Olaoye

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the soft skill gap of graduate employees, as well as the factors influencing the skill gaps of real estate graduates in the employment of…

On the Property Management Services Ordinance of Hong Kong: concerns and implications

Philip Wong, Joseph Lai

This paper aims to examine the concerns and implications of the recently enacted Property Management Services Ordinance (Cap. 626) (PMSO) of Hong Kong.

Valuation inaccuracy, approaches, basis and procedures for judgment execution in Ethiopia

Masresha Belete Asnakew, Minale Kassahun Amogne

The causes of valuation inaccuracy, the approaches, basis and procedures used for value estimation were not profoundly identified in Ethiopia. Particularly, the causes of property…

Quantifying the value of high-quality property management

Jayantha Wadu Mesthrige

“Ill-maintenance of common areas” in multi-owner residential properties is described as the “tragedy of anti-commons problem”. The problem can be addressed by outsourcing the…

The socio-economic impact of land redistribution on the beneficiaries in the Greater Kokstad Municipality of South Africa

Christopher Amoah, Nwabisa Tyekela

The Government of South Africa, in 1997, embarked on the land redistribution programme in some communities to address the land ownership injustices suffered by indigenous during…

Impact assessment of contemporary international and national accounting standards adoption: evidence from Greek hotels

Nikolaos Iason Koufodontis, Stella Zounta, Maria Papagiouvanni

This paper aims to offer new insights on how the adoption of contemporary international accounting standards can affect the financial performance of a hotel. It provides…

An evaluative study of public property maintenance practices in a tertiary institution in Ghana

Kofi Amponsah-Kwatiah, Seth Anim Owusu, Isaac Afranie

The purpose of the study is to evaluate key factors considered in the maintenance and management of property and facilities in a public tertiary institution in Ghana, taking…

The relevance of inter-market research to knowledge accessibility in property markets: lessons for Nigeria from the UK

Ndubisi Onwuanyi, Abiodun Kolawole Oyetunji

This paper explores the relevance of inter-market research to improving knowledge in property markets. It focuses on Nigeria's emergent property market which JLL (2018) suggests…