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