This paper examines the regime-switching behaviour of the six major international securitised real estate markets by utilizing the Dynamic Markov-Switching methodology. Using crises-rich sample period of 1993-2010, we find that international securitised real estate returns can be sufficiently...

This paper assesses the response of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT's) to unexpected changes in US monetary policy. A critical element in this study is the use of futures markets to isolate unexpected changes in the policy rate. We find a significant negative response of REIT returns to a...

A large number of studies have previously examined the effect of interest rate changes on the securitised real estate market. However, the majority have focused on aggregate index level data. Few studies have been undertaken on micro-level data. These lead to a question of whether previous...

This study re-examines the diversification opportunities that may arise from the inclusion of the private real estate market in a mixed-asset portfolio. The paper's two primary contributions are that firstly we examine this issue through the use of a mean-variance spanning approach rather than...

The purpose of this paper is to examine the stability of the beta coefficient for US equity REITs over bull and bear market conditions. In particular, we assess whether and to what extent the implied relationship between beta and returns can be established in up and down market conditions using...

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Following the recent financial crisis, the need for diversification cannot be over emphasized. This notwithstanding, some concerns have been raised regarding the efficacy of the conventional asset allocation methods. These traditional strategies encompass equal weighting, minimum variance, and...

This paper examines the distributional characteristics of REITs using the daily NAREIT indices for the period 1997-2004. While previous studies have examined the distributional properties of REITs, they have largely used lower frequency monthly data. This paper has two primary aims. Firstly, it...

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