Themes
Conference Themes (Commissions)
COMMISSION 1: VALUATION THEORY, STANDARDS AND PRACTICES
- Real Estate and Asset Valuation
- Business and Intangible Asset Valuation
- Mass Valuation and Practices
- Macroeconomics and Microeconomics, and Fiscal Variables and Impacts on the Valuation Process
- Technical Infrastructure of Mass Valuation and Information Technologies
- Taxation of Wealth and Real Estate
- Practices Regarding Detection of Value-Based on Real Estate Taxes and Duties in Different Countries
- Examples of Best Practices in Different Countries and Fields
- Production and Use of Value Maps
- Valuation Standards and Studies of Professional Organisations
- International Valuation and Financial Reporting Standards and Harmonization to National and Local Conditions
- Integration of Studies Regarding Sustainability and Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) and Valuation Process
COMMISSION 2: REAL ESTATE, ASSET AND CONSTRUCTION ECONOMICS
- Real Estate Macro and Micro-economics
- Development of Real Estate Statistics and Information Systems
- Real Estate Indices and Use: Balloon Risk and Asset Impact
- Housing Economics and Policies
- Housing Tenure Systems and Institutions
- Affordable and Social Housing Policies
- Residential and Commercial Real Estate Rents and Development
- Housing Sale Prices and Housing Issues
- New Trends in Commercial Real Estate
- Commercial Real Estate Market and Its Future
- Branding in Real Estate Markets
- Real Estate Trade and Organizations
- Real Estate Marketing and Marketing Management
- Impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on Real Estate Investments and Markets
- Informality in Real Estate and Construction Sectors and Its Impacts
- Real Estate Markets and Taxation Systems
- High-End Housing and Vacant Housing Tax Practices
- Inflation Accounting, Corporate Real Estate and Affects on Their Balance Sheets
- Effects of Immigrants and Refugees on Real Estate Markets
- Demographical Structures of Cities and Effects on Real Estate Markets
- Real Estate Markets in Growing and Shrinking Cities
- Institutionalization in the Real Estate Sector: Real Estate Investment Trusts, Real Estate Investment Funds, Corporate Companies, Financial Leasing, Asset and Real Estate Management Companies
- Environmental and Social Impact Analyses and Impact Investments
- Public Policies for Real Estate and Construction Sectors
- Foreign Direct Investments and Global Investments in Real Estate
COMMISSION 3: REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENT AND PROJECT MANAGEMENT
- Urban Land Economics and Management
- Urbanization, Urban Development and Growth Trends
- Urban Renewal and Smart Cities
- Actors in the Urban Land Development and Real Estate Chain
- Stakeholders of Real Estate Development and Benefits
- Importance of Real Estate Development and Benefits to the Economy
- Real Estate Development Expertise and Institutionalization
- Zoning Implementation Models, Area and Value-Based Zoning Practices: Theory, Country Models and Sample Project Analyses
- Zoning and Construction Law
- The Relationship between Urban Infrastructure and Real Estate Development
- Transportation Investment and Change in Land Use
- Urban Infrastructure Investments and Financing: Land Value Increase and Sharing of Rent and Project Financing
- Urban Transformation and Practice Models
- Urban Conservation Policies and Practice Models
- Real Estate Development Processes and Successful Development Examples
- Post-COVID-19 Urban Planning and Creation of Built Environment
- Risk Management and Models in Real Estate Development
- Real Estate Development Risk Analysis and Decision Support Systems
- Risks of Real Estate Markets and Insurance Practices
- Real Estate and Infrastructure Projects and Construction Management
- Sustainable Built Environment and Green Building Certificates
- Case Study Presentations in Development of Real Estate and Infrastructure Projects
- Branding of Real Estate Projects and Promotion Activities
- Institutionalization of Project Partnerships and Real Estate Development
COMMISSION 4: REAL ESTATE INVESTMENTS AND FINANCE
- Financing of Personal Real Estate Investments: Use of Bank and Non-Bank Resources
- Mortgage Market and Institutions
- Savings Financing Models and Housing Acquisition Societies
- Financing of Real Estate Investments and Project Finance Models
- Banking Models in Real Estate and Construction Sectors
- Mortgage Finance Institutions, Securitization and Secondary Market Transactions
- Islamic Finance and Practises of Real Estate Sector
- Sukuk, Lease Certificates and Real Estate Certificates
- Infrastructure Projects and Financing: Airports, Train Stations, Marinas, Ports, Toll Roads, Tunnels and Metro Projects
- Commercial Real Estate and Mixed Real Estate Projects and Financing
- Real Estate Loans and Risks of Project Loans and Risk Management
- Credit Rating and Securitization Relations
COMMISSION 5: LAND MANAGEMENT, ADMINISTRATION AND POLICY AND SUSTAINABILITY
- Rural Land Management and Policies
- Urban Land Development and Policies
- Urban Development, Growth and Sprawl Strategies
- Land Use and Management and Administration Institutions
- Land Consolidation and Rural Development Practices
- Land Banking and Common Land Cultivation Models
- Urban and Rural Land Markets and Policies
- Land Development and Management Institutions, Investments and Financing
- Environmental and Sustainable Land Management
- Land Acquisition and Expropriation for Public Investments
- Cadastre and Land Registry Systems and Investments
- Transfer of Development Rights and Consolidation
- Public Real Estate (Rural Land, Urban Land, Housing, Administrative Building and Facilities) Management
- Urban (Hobby) Gardening Models and Urban Agriculture
- Area Conservation Policies and Practices: Historical and Cultural Conservation Areas, National Parks, Special Environment Conservation Areas, Drinking Water Basins and Other Sensitive Areas
- New Models in Real Estate Cultural Assets Conservation and Financing: Trading, Transfer of Development Rights, Real Estate Investment Funds and Securitization Approaches
- Land Ownership and Use Relations: Illegal and Improvement of Unplanned Settlements and Transformation Practices
- Site Selection for Industrial and Technology Development Zones, Free Zones and Small Sized Industrial Sites, Land Acquisition, Expropriation, Planning and Land Production and Allocation Activities
- Current Developments in Cadastre
- 3-Dimensional Cadastral Works and Impacts
- Sustainable Forest, Pasture and Meadow Management
- Terrestrial Life and Conservation of Biodiversity and Linkages with Land Use
- Change in Land Use and Monitoring and Assessment Systems
- Utilization of Coastal Areas and Land Use
- Land Acquisition from the Sea and Cadastral Activities
COMMISSION 6: FACILITY, REAL ESTATE AND ASSET MANAGEMENT
- Facility Management Models and Institutions
- Real Estate Management Approaches and Institutions
- Facility Management and Life Quality Relations
- Human Ecology, Human-Space Interactions and Productivity
- Workplace Management and Models
- Management of Special Facilities and Real Estate
- Procurement Activities and Contracts
- Users’ Satisfaction and Quality of Service
- Asset Management and Real Estate Asset Management Models
- Corporate Real Estate and Social Responsibility
- Real Estate Donations of Public and Private Institutions
- Real Estate Management in Foundations and Associations
- Facility, Real Estate and Asset Management Standards and Practices
- Urban Facility Management
- Urban Infrastructure Investment Management
- Healthcare Facilities Management
- Sports Facilities and Their Management
- Management of Tourism – Hospitality and Leisure Facilities and Real Estate
- Harbours and Cruise Harbour Facilities Management
- Train Station and Airport Facilities Management
- Elder Care Facilities Management
- Educational Facilities Management
- Universities and Public Buildings Campuses Management
- Military and Security Facilities Management
- Management of Facilities Built by Public-Private Partnership
- Industrial Facilities and Management of Industrial Zones
- Tiny House Projects
- Data Centre Investments and Standards
- Energy and Waste Management
- Net Zero Building and Management
- Water and Wastewater Management
- High Buildings and Management
COMMISSION 7: CLIMATE CHANGE, DISASTER RISKS, SPATIAL PLANNING AND REAL ESTATE MARKETS
- Spatial Planning and Land Development Relations
- Planning and Urbanization Approaches and Planning Systems in the Post-COVID-19 Period
- Impacts of Disaster Risks on Land Development Studies
- Disaster Risks and Real Estate Markets
- Climate Change, Settlements and Real Estate Markets
- Climate Investments and Financing
- Impact Investments and Evaluation of Potential
- Relations of Sustainability, ESG and Real Estate Investments
- Climate Change and the Future of Settlements
COMMISSION 8: DIGITALIZATION, INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND TECHNOLOGIES IN THE REAL ESTATE SECTOR
- GIS and Remote Sensing Applications
- Real Estate Technologies (Proptech) and Big Data Analyses
- 3D City Modeling and Digital Twins
- Artificial Intelligence in the Construction and Real Estate Sector
- Crowdsourcing and Collective Intelligence
- Real Estate and Mobile Technologies
- Cloud Computing Systems in Real Estate Sector
- Building Information Modeling (BIM)
- Urban Informatics
- Digitalization in Facility Management
- Blockchain Technology and Smart Contracts
- Artificial and Augmented Reality Applications
- Internet of Things and Smart Devices
- Digital Marketing and Sales Strategies
- Technological Change-Transformation and Digital Real Estate Verse
- Sentiment Analysis in Real Estate Studies
COMMISSION 9: REAL ESTATE EDUCATION, RESEARCH, PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND INTERNATIONALIZATION
- Youth and World of Real Estate
- Need for Real Estate Markets for Qualified Human Resources and Education
- Real Estate Education and Professional Development
- Real Estate Education and Research Policies in Turkey
- Self-regulatory Bodies, Ethical Codes and Management of Professional Risks in the Real Estate Sector
- Real Estate Entrepreneurship and Startups
- International Professional Organizations and Cooperations
- Accreditation and Development of Educational Programs
COMMISSION 10: PRESENTATIONS OF GRADUATE STUDENTS
• Master’s and Doctoral Thesis Presentations on Subjects Related to Conference Commissions