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Optimal Leverage in Real Estate Investment


John F. McDonald


Roosevelt University


The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, March 1999

Abstract:     
This article is a theoretical examination of optimal financial leverage for real estate investment in the presence of uncertainty. The main results is to show that uncertainty creates the possibility that a borrower will default on a real estate loan, and that this possibility is the underlying factor in optimal leverage calcualtions for both borrower and lender.

JEL Classification: R29, R39

Accepted Paper Series


Date posted: November 18, 1999  

Suggested Citation

McDonald, John F., Optimal Leverage in Real Estate Investment. The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Vol. 18, No. 2, March 1999. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=181317

Contact Information

John F. McDonald (Contact Author)
Roosevelt University ( email )
Chicago, IL 60605
United States
312-281-3287 (Phone)
312-281-3123 (Fax)
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