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...

Property forecasts are an integral part of the property investment process at the strategic, tactical and individual asset levels. This study investigates the nature, extent and patterns of disagreement and uncertainty in the forecasts of UK property investors and their advisors. In this paper,...

This study examines the stock price reactions to the announcements of corporate real estate disposals by listed non-property companies in Malaysia and whether disposals under different economic conditions lead to different price reactions. The results show that the cumulative abnormal returns...

The listed property trust (LPT) sector has undergone considerable change in recent years, including increased levels of international property, increased levels of debt, incorporating property development activities via use of stapled securities, significant mergers and acquisitions, and...

Recent years have seen increased attention given to the real estate investment opportunities available from the non-traditional real estate sectors such as self-storage, healthcare, and other specialty real estate sectors. In particular, these non-traditional real estate sectors in equity REITs...

Fractional interests in commercial property have taken on increased importance as institutional investors seek to manage single-asset risk in their property portfolios. By assessing the ownership arrangements of over 8,000 commercial properties, the level of fractional interests in listed...

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.,...

Given the stature of international tourism, hotel properties are an important property investment sector. The purpose of this paper is to assess the importance of a range of financial, location, economic, diversification and relationship factors in influencing hotel investment decision making....