Asian REITS: Growing into maturity
The Asian REIT markets have grown substantially over the past decade, partly due to a boom in the number of REIT IPOs and partly due to the newly listed REITs expanding aggressively by acquiring many properties within a short time period, often funded by cheap debt. Investors’ appetite is boosted by...
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Springer Berlin Heidelberg
2013
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| Summary: | The Asian REIT markets have grown substantially over the past decade, partly due to a boom in the number of REIT IPOs and partly due to the newly listed REITs expanding aggressively by acquiring many properties within a short time period, often funded by cheap debt. Investors’ appetite is boosted by the positive risk-adjusted returns registered in the four major REIT markets in Asia, namely Japan, Singapore, Hong Kong and Malaysia. |
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