This article explains and compares the rules that apply to real estate investment trusts in the Netherlands and the United States. The comparison provides a framework for analyzing whose rules are more effective in achieving the policies that led to the enactment of the REIT regimes in those...

In this paper, we estimate the risk spillovers among 74 U.S. REITs using the state-dependent sensitivity value-at-risk (SDSVaR) approach. This methodology allows for the quantification of the spillover size as a function of a company's financial condition (tranquil, normal, and volatile REIT...