Using data on a large sample of land transactions, this paper develops quarterly national land price indices for residential, commercial, and industrial land use categories over the twenty year period from 1991 to 2009. We find significant differences in variability across land uses, with...

We examine the pricing of volatility risk in the cross-section of equity Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) stock returns over the 1996 – 2010 period. We consider both aggregate (systematic) volatility and firm-specific (idiosyncratic) volatility. In contrast to the negative and significant...

We examine the pricing of volatility risk in the cross-section of equity real estate investment trust (REIT) stock returns over the 1996 to 2010 period. We consider both aggregate (systematic) volatility and firm-specific (idiosyncratic) volatility. In contrast to the negative and significant...

We study the relation between REIT stock volatility and future returns, focusing particularly on the financial crisis period of 2007-2009. There is ongoing debate about whether stock volatility can forecast future returns. Our findings suggest that REIT implied volatility is negatively related...