Effects of behavioural uncertainties in property valuation

Psychological and behavioural dimensions play a vital role in influencing Valuers’ valuation judgements, thus affecting the validity, accuracy and discrepancy (reliability) of property values. However, behavioural uncertainty research, specifically within the discipline of property valuation among p...

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Main Authors: Mohd. Ali, Hishamuddin, Hoh, Gabriel Teck Ling, Sipan, Ibrahim, Omar, Mustafa, Achu, Kamalahasan
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Language:English
Published: Penerbit UTM Press 2020
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Online Access:http://eprints.utm.my/90089/1/GabrielLingHohTeck2020_EffectsofBehaviouralUncertaintiesInPropertyValuation.pdf
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author Mohd. Ali, Hishamuddin
Hoh, Gabriel Teck Ling
Sipan, Ibrahim
Omar, Mustafa
Achu, Kamalahasan
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Hoh, Gabriel Teck Ling
Sipan, Ibrahim
Omar, Mustafa
Achu, Kamalahasan
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description Psychological and behavioural dimensions play a vital role in influencing Valuers’ valuation judgements, thus affecting the validity, accuracy and discrepancy (reliability) of property values. However, behavioural uncertainty research, specifically within the discipline of property valuation among property Valuers, is still limited, particularly in developing countries with their unique property valuation systems, and has been so far conducted in an independent, separate manner, which looks into the behavioural uncertainties non-connectedly. Therefore, this study aims to examine the behavioural uncertainties of local Valuers in property valuation, vitally addressing the questions of behaviours involved and how a behavioural uncertainty is associated with other behavioural issues. This study adopted a phenomenological design, where a session of focus group discussions with 10 public-private Valuers from Johor Bahru, Malaysia was conducted. Results show that local Valuers were subject to various, simultaneous interwoven behavioural uncertainties, which ultimately form a behavioural framework of associations, including biases, client influences, heuristics, professional ethics, and opportunistic behaviours in making their valuation judgement. Biases (subjective preference) and professional ethics (negligence and carelessness) are the two most dominant behaviours involved in local property valuation. These findings provide policy insights to both public and private Valuers, academicians, and the market about the importance of understanding behavioural property economics, that crucially enables them to collectively create a sustainable property valuation environment.
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spelling utm.eprints-900892021-03-31T06:21:03Z http://eprints.utm.my/90089/ Effects of behavioural uncertainties in property valuation Mohd. Ali, Hishamuddin Hoh, Gabriel Teck Ling Sipan, Ibrahim Omar, Mustafa Achu, Kamalahasan H Social Sciences (General) Psychological and behavioural dimensions play a vital role in influencing Valuers’ valuation judgements, thus affecting the validity, accuracy and discrepancy (reliability) of property values. However, behavioural uncertainty research, specifically within the discipline of property valuation among property Valuers, is still limited, particularly in developing countries with their unique property valuation systems, and has been so far conducted in an independent, separate manner, which looks into the behavioural uncertainties non-connectedly. Therefore, this study aims to examine the behavioural uncertainties of local Valuers in property valuation, vitally addressing the questions of behaviours involved and how a behavioural uncertainty is associated with other behavioural issues. This study adopted a phenomenological design, where a session of focus group discussions with 10 public-private Valuers from Johor Bahru, Malaysia was conducted. Results show that local Valuers were subject to various, simultaneous interwoven behavioural uncertainties, which ultimately form a behavioural framework of associations, including biases, client influences, heuristics, professional ethics, and opportunistic behaviours in making their valuation judgement. Biases (subjective preference) and professional ethics (negligence and carelessness) are the two most dominant behaviours involved in local property valuation. These findings provide policy insights to both public and private Valuers, academicians, and the market about the importance of understanding behavioural property economics, that crucially enables them to collectively create a sustainable property valuation environment. Penerbit UTM Press 2020 Article PeerReviewed application/pdf en http://eprints.utm.my/90089/1/GabrielLingHohTeck2020_EffectsofBehaviouralUncertaintiesInPropertyValuation.pdf Mohd. Ali, Hishamuddin and Hoh, Gabriel Teck Ling and Sipan, Ibrahim and Omar, Mustafa and Achu, Kamalahasan (2020) Effects of behavioural uncertainties in property valuation. International Journal of Built Environment and Sustainability, 7 (3). pp. 69-79. ISSN 1511-1369 http://dx.doi.org/10.11113/ijbes.v7.n3.557
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