Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review

In recent years, client influence on property valuation has been an emerging theme of behavioural research in the real estate discipline. Studies on valuers’ decision-making behaviour imply that client influence is an important source of judgemental bias. Academic interest in this area, however, ha...

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Main Author: Achu, Kamalahasan
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Published: Centre of Real Estate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2013
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description In recent years, client influence on property valuation has been an emerging theme of behavioural research in the real estate discipline. Studies on valuers’ decision-making behaviour imply that client influence is an important source of judgemental bias. Academic interest in this area, however, has evolved from the task of identifying the existence of client pressure to studies that explain the mechanism of client influence in relation to specific valuation types. This paper offers a thorough review of the existing studies on client influence with the aim to underline future research areas. The existing literature is organised and discussed under three topics: (1) client pressure evidence; (2) influences related to client characteristics; and (3) influences related to specific valuation purposes. The need for better data and methodological solutions is a major constraint and it is expected that future studies in this area would utilise both quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to explain the extent and effect of this phenomenon on valuation. The fact remains that there is much more to discover about client-valuer relationship in the workplace and more importantly its role in the valuation accuracy and variation debate.
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spelling utm-89612018-11-29T07:34:32Z http://eprints.utm.my/8961/ Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review Achu, Kamalahasan HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property In recent years, client influence on property valuation has been an emerging theme of behavioural research in the real estate discipline. Studies on valuers’ decision-making behaviour imply that client influence is an important source of judgemental bias. Academic interest in this area, however, has evolved from the task of identifying the existence of client pressure to studies that explain the mechanism of client influence in relation to specific valuation types. This paper offers a thorough review of the existing studies on client influence with the aim to underline future research areas. The existing literature is organised and discussed under three topics: (1) client pressure evidence; (2) influences related to client characteristics; and (3) influences related to specific valuation purposes. The need for better data and methodological solutions is a major constraint and it is expected that future studies in this area would utilise both quantitative and qualitative approaches in order to explain the extent and effect of this phenomenon on valuation. The fact remains that there is much more to discover about client-valuer relationship in the workplace and more importantly its role in the valuation accuracy and variation debate. Centre of Real Estate Studies, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia 2013-11 Article PeerReviewed Achu, Kamalahasan (2013) Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review. International Journal of Real Estate Studies (INTREST), 8 (2). pp. 24-47. ISSN 1832-8505 http://www.utm.my/intrest/2013/08/11/volume-8-issue-2/
spellingShingle HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
Achu, Kamalahasan
Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title_full Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title_fullStr Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title_full_unstemmed Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title_short Client Influence on Property Valuation: A Literature Review
title_sort client influence on property valuation: a literature review
topic HB615-715 Entrepreneurship. Risk and uncertainty. Property
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