Hoesli, Jani and Bender (2006) incorporated a variation of the traditional DCF analysis by using the
Adjusted Present Value valuation technique (Myers, 1974) on 30 Swiss properties. Their research
focused on several DCF limitations, such as determining the present value of the reversion price,
variations in the discount rate risk premium over the holding period and the absence of risk metrics in
single point values using traditional DCF analysis. They found that Monte Carlo simulations of
parameter values provided estimates similar to those generated by hedonic models of the same Swiss
real estate properties. Specific parameters found to affect value using sensitivity analysis were longterm
interest rates, as part of the discount rate calculation, and the growth rate used to determine the
property‘s terminal value. The authors noted, as had earlier studies, that probabilistic simulation results
depended heavily on the quality of input parameter estimates and that limited statistical knowledge by
the end user prohibited usage of the technique.