Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia

The development of vacant land may be seen from a real options perspective—owners of vacant land have the incentive to delay developing the land and keep their options open (keep the lands undeveloped) if they believe that future development will yield higher value. We investigate whether there is...

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Main Authors: Razak, Muhammad Zaim, Khalid, Haniza, Mohamad, Azhar
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Published: Wiley 2018
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spelling iium-679182019-03-14T03:55:32Z http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/ Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia Razak, Muhammad Zaim Khalid, Haniza Mohamad, Azhar HD101 Land use The development of vacant land may be seen from a real options perspective—owners of vacant land have the incentive to delay developing the land and keep their options open (keep the lands undeveloped) if they believe that future development will yield higher value. We investigate whether there is speculative behavior with regard to vacant land development in Malaysia. Using samples of 254 vacant plots of lands and 3,681 houses in Selangor, Malaysia, we find that the option premium for vacant lands ranges from 8% to 20% across all areas in Selangor. We posit that the higher option premium for vacant lands is the result of a higher level of speculation by landowners. We also find that, while the option value increases, the intrinsic value reduces the market price of the vacant land. Our findings are indicative of speculative behavior by the owners of vacant land in Malaysia. Wiley 2018-08-29 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/1/Zaim%20et%20al%202018%20%28Developing%20Economies%29.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/12/67918_Zaim%20et%20al%202018%20%28Developing%20Economies%29_scopus.pdf application/pdf en http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/17/67918%20Speculative%20Behavior%20in%20Vacant%20Land%20Development%20WOS.pdf Razak, Muhammad Zaim and Khalid, Haniza and Mohamad, Azhar (2018) Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia. The Developing Economies, 56 (4). pp. 245-266. ISSN 0012-1533 E-ISSN 1746-1049 https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/deve.12184 doi: 10.1111/deve.12184
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Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Khalid, Haniza
Mohamad, Azhar
Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
description The development of vacant land may be seen from a real options perspective—owners of vacant land have the incentive to delay developing the land and keep their options open (keep the lands undeveloped) if they believe that future development will yield higher value. We investigate whether there is speculative behavior with regard to vacant land development in Malaysia. Using samples of 254 vacant plots of lands and 3,681 houses in Selangor, Malaysia, we find that the option premium for vacant lands ranges from 8% to 20% across all areas in Selangor. We posit that the higher option premium for vacant lands is the result of a higher level of speculation by landowners. We also find that, while the option value increases, the intrinsic value reduces the market price of the vacant land. Our findings are indicative of speculative behavior by the owners of vacant land in Malaysia.
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author Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Khalid, Haniza
Mohamad, Azhar
author_facet Razak, Muhammad Zaim
Khalid, Haniza
Mohamad, Azhar
author_sort Razak, Muhammad Zaim
title Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
title_short Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
title_full Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
title_fullStr Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
title_full_unstemmed Speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in Malaysia
title_sort speculative behavior in vacant land development: evidence for real options in malaysia
publisher Wiley
publishDate 2018
url http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/1/Zaim%20et%20al%202018%20%28Developing%20Economies%29.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/12/67918_Zaim%20et%20al%202018%20%28Developing%20Economies%29_scopus.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/67918/17/67918%20Speculative%20Behavior%20in%20Vacant%20Land%20Development%20WOS.pdf
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