The deposit-cost markup theory of Jaffe and Rosen's type suggests that the cost of attracting funds determines prices (mortgage loan rates). Other equally plausible theories argue for the reverse chain of events, whereby mortgage loan rates induce changes in the deposit interest rates. We...

This paper examines the stock market reaction to announcements that utilities are converting to utility holding companies. There are negative abnormal returns associated with these announcements. Holding companies permit these utilities to diversify beyond the utility industry, and the...

This study examines the effect of geographic scope in mitigating the adverse impact of the COVID-19 pandemic in the real estate sector. Utilizing the Chinese setting over the two-month period in 2020 from the beginning of the outbreak to the successful containment of the spread of virus, we show...

REITs restructure and rechannel the flows of capital within the real estate sectors. Rapid growing capitalization of REITs has gained the attention of individual and institutional investors and has shown REITs' potential as investment vehicles. How to evaluate those firms and what are their...

We analyze how the unique characteristics of real estate invest trusts (REITs) affect IPO lockup agreements from 1980 to 2006. The findings show that, unlike industrial IPOs, lockup periods for REIT IPOs do not cluster at 180 days, tend to cover longer periods, and vary over time. Our results...

This study examines the behavior of the excess returns of publicly-listed real estate firms whose shares are traded in Japan, Taiwan, Hong Kong, South Korea, Singapore, and Thailand in widely-varying market situations. The results indicate that the publicly-traded stocks of real estate firms in...

Previous studies document the reversal in the initial returns of REIT IPOs from overpricing in the 1980s to underpricing in the 1990s. We find that the gross spreads of REIT IPOs decreased significantly in the 1990s. In particular, there is bimodal clustering at the 6.5% and 7.0% levels....

Previous studies have documented the reversal in the initial return of REIT IPOs from overpricing in the 1980s to underpricing in the 1990s. We find that the gross spreads of REIT IPOs decreased significantly in the 1990s. In particular, there is a bimodal clustering for gross spreads at 6.5%...