Listed property trust (LPTs) have been the most successful indirect property investment vehicle in Australia. Surveys conducted by the Australian Stock Exchange in 1999 found that the LPT sector was the fastest growing stockmarket sector, increasing its number of investors by 88%, compared to...

Surveys of real estate research priorities for real estate fund managers in the United States, United Kingdom, Australia and Germany over 2000-03 are examined. Thirty-nine real estate research priorities are assessed, with much closer alignment for real estate research priorities in the U.K.,...