| dc.description.abstract | The yield rate of office real estate is little researched, yet it is an important figure for
measuring rate of return. In this thesis, the drivers of the yield rate of office real estate in
Oslo, Norway, has been investigated through the use of several relevant factors.
Using the Johansen framework for cointegration to determine the existence of long term
relationships, we construct a vector error correction model to analyse the effects of both
real estate factors and macroeconomic factors. This enables the possibility of investigating
both short term and long term drivers. We asses the effect of monetary supply, real rate,
consumer expectation and office supply on yield, based on Nowaks (2021) model for the
yield office rate in Warsaw, Poland. We also construct an alternative model, using gdp,
real rate and office supply.
Both models suggest a return to a long term equilibrium yield. The findings establish a
connection of the real rate, consumer expectations, M2 and office supply to long run yield.
In the short term, M2, consumer expectation and real rate are significant in explaining
movements in the yield rate. The results do not indicate any significant effect due to the
growth in GDP. We also find evidence of structural breaks in the yield rate, both from
2015, and from Ql 2020. Overall, our findings are in line with similar research conducted
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