Would your answer to Question 1.2 change if you were to finance the asking price of each building with a 50% loan-to-value mortgage? The loan bears interest at a rate of 4% and can be rolled over forever. The discount rate of 6% is still applicable.

   

General information You are an investor with 12 million cash to invest. You wish to purchase an office building with this cash. You have a choice between three identical office buildings that are located in different areas of the same city. The following information is available regarding the three possible investments: Distance from the CBD (km) Floor space (square metres) Asking price (GBP) Management costs (GBP per square metre per month) 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Building 1 0 1'000 8'000'000 15 A suitable discount rate for all areas is 6%. Building 2 has been certified as complying with sustainability standards. Building 2 5 1'500 12'000'000 5 Building 3 10 2'000 11'000'000 Commercial rent in the central business district (CBD) is 60 per square metre per month and decreases cumulatively by 5% for each kilometre located away from the CBD. Tip: Cumulatively means that, if the building is located 2 kilometres away from the CBD, rent decreases by 5% for the first kilometre (which gives you 57), and by another 5% on 57 on the second kilometre, which gives you 54. 10 There is a fountain outside Building 1 that you can persuade the local government to renovate by the time you purchase the property. Similar renovations to properties in the area have increased the rent charged per square metre by 3%. The local government will impose a 2% tax, by the time you complete the purchase of the property, on the sale of all properties that are not certified as compliant with sustainability standards. Ignore the effects of any other taxes.