Americas – Page 11

  • Crisis of confidence
    Magazine

    Crisis of confidence

    December 2007 (Magazine)

    Kevin White and Leonard Mills examine the causes and consequences of the credit crunch kicked off in the US residential property market

  • Froth from the cappuccino
    Magazine

    Froth from the cappuccino

    November 2007 (Magazine)

    An analysis of the current global economic crisis was one of the key items on the agenda of this year’s annual AFIRE meet in Washington, DC, writes Kathryn Hamilton

  • Caution goes to Hollywood
    Magazine

    Caution goes to Hollywood

    November 2007 (Magazine)

    Even a glamorous Beverly Hills setting could not hide a marked change in sentiment at PREA’s autumn conference. Martin Hurst reports

  • Capitol choice
    Magazine

    Capitol choice

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    2007 is set to be a record year for Washington DC, and with continuing high levels of government investment the outlook is bright, as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • Magazine

    Volatility aversion

    September 2007 (Magazine)

    In spite of their many advantages, REITs have never been big among US pension funds as Stephanie Schwartz-Driver reports

  • The long and short of it
    Magazine

    The long and short of it

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    REITs have very specific characteristics that place them in a class apart from other forms of real estate investing, as Steve Smith explains

  • Sub-prime wake-up call instils discipline
    Magazine

    Sub-prime wake-up call instils discipline

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    A strong real estate market and a tightening of loan criteria have brought new optimism, coupled with new conservatism, Stephanie Schwartz-Driver finds

  • Market view: fundamentally speaking
    Magazine

    Market view: fundamentally speaking

    July 2007 (Magazine)

    To obtain their exposure to real estate, Australian pension funds prefer listed property securities. In fact, just under three-quarters of all real estate exposure by Australian pension funds is obtained by investing in real estate investment trusts (REITs) or listed property companies.