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Nieruchomości komunalne przedmiotem obrotu na rynku nieruchomości
Municipal property traded on the real estate market

Author(s): Janina Kotlińska
Subject(s): Geography, Regional studies, National Economy, Rural and urban sociology, Public Finances
Published by: EUROREG - Uniwersytet Warszawski, Regional Studies Association - Sekcja Polska
Keywords: real estate; municipal property; determinants of communal property sale; revenues from communal property sale

Summary/Abstract: Self-government-owned properties, and especially local ones, are primarily owned by urban and urban-rural communities. Many of them constitute municipal real estate resources and serve the collective needs of both members of the local community and visiting outsiders. These properties need constant budget expenditures (both current and asset-related). Some of them generate income that is a small percentage of total municipal budget revenues. However, the income from their sale can be much higher if the local authority decide to sell it and someone wants to buy it. The interests of both sides do not meet often enough. Not all municipal properties are for sale, and those that are do not always meet buyers’ needs. Very often the value of a property is different in the owner’s and the potential buyer’s opinion. The purpose of the study is to answer the following questions: 1) Do municipal properties have market value and does their sale price reflect their value?, 2) What are the determinants of municipal property price and for what reasons do local authorities decide to sell them?, 3) Are all municipal properties equally attractive to buyers?, 4) What revenues has the sale of municipal real estate generated for municipal budgets in the recent years?

  • Issue Year: 18/2017
  • Issue No: 69
  • Page Range: 132-150
  • Page Count: 19
  • Language: English, Polish