Question

The owner of an office building is interested in selling the building in order to raise capital for development of a large shopping mall. The building has a 30-year, 7% mortgage with 20 years of remaining payments; the original mortgage principal was $200 million. The building is fully occupied by tenants who have long-term leases of at least 20 years. The owner enjoys net income of $1 million per month after paying all operating expenses and the mortgage payment. The new owner would be able to take over the existing mortgage. a. What is the minimum offer that the owner would accept, assuming th

Answer 1

the minimum price depends on the owner's discount rate. For example, if the discount rate is 12% per year or 1% per month, then the price should equal:

PV = $1,000,000 x 90.81942 (PVIFA, 1%, 240 periods) = $90,819,420

You would need to adjust the PVIFA depending on the owner's discount rate; the higher the rate, the lower the price.