All Real Assets articles in June 2008 (Magazine) – Page 2

  • Academic conundrum or investment opportunity?
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    Academic conundrum or investment opportunity?

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    The UK listed sector provides clear discounts over NAV. This includes REITs but the most skilled REIT investors will also consider funds from operations.

  • A question of priority
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    A question of priority

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Despite radical changes in market conditions, the respective arguments for listed and unlisted real estate have not changed significantly.

  • REITs: a better trade-off
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    REITs: a better trade-off

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Unlike other listed property companies, most REITs do not usually trade at a discount to NAV. And why should they? It is time for European REITs to fulfil their potential.

  • 20:20 hindsight
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    20:20 hindsight

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    The bubble has burst. Once again property investors only have themselves to blame, right? Not necessarily, says Nick Axford

  • Common sense and discipline
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    Common sense and discipline

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Much of what is currently happening in the capital markets is no longer explicable solely in terms of a market efficiency thesis, as Thomas Beyerle reports

  • Bucking the investment trend
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    Bucking the investment trend

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Market neutral alternative real estate funds: they are new, but what makes them special, especially in these somewhat stressed investment times?

  • The challenge of uniformity
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    The challenge of uniformity

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    There are significant variations in the standards of governance of listed real estate across Asia. Family ownership is among the challenges facing regulators and industry bodies.

  • Raise your game
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    Raise your game

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    A recent corporate governance study by the European Public Real Estate Association uncovered wide variances in standards, as Steve Hays reports

  • Better times ahead
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    Better times ahead

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    As structures are refined and markets improve, UK, Italian and German REIT prospects look brighter, say Paul van der Vaart and Luke Powell

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    The Latin attraction

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    Mexico and Brazil have Latin America’s biggest economies and the region’s most mature real estate markets. Richard Gwilliam reports

  • Confidence and capacity
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    Confidence and capacity

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    The risks to the US economy are primarily downside but unlike previous downturns at least there is no overbuilding problem. In this special report on the US Bret Wilkerson and Jeff Havsy look at what has happened in the US and consider the outlook for this year

  • Spicy source
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    Spicy source

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    In spite of the problems north of the border Mexico City is booming and could offer significant returns. But the potential for expansion is limited – and will new fiscal measures spoil the party?

  • Getting real
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    Getting real

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Brazil has surged up the economic respectability league in recent years and is close to receiving an important quality mark as economic reform works its wonders.

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    Driving force gets a turbo charge

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    An expansion in the mortgage market and constructive public-private co-operation have boosted Brazil’s affordable housing sector.

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    Fear is back

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    The fifth edition of ‘Emerging Trends in Real Estate Europe 2008’ shows that the most obvious sign of market fear is in the debt markets, say its authors, John Forbes and Chuck DiRocco

  • Change, no change
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    Change, no change

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Over the past year, Gerald Gaige has seen the Russian market continue to surge but he highlights considerable risks borne of the inexperience of local market players

  • Top dog  suffers teething problems
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    Top dog suffers teething problems

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Institutional-grade property in Moscow is still in short supply. While this bodes well in some respects, there are still considerable risks when entering the marke.

  • Premium product?
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    Premium product?

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    The weight of capital attracted by fast economic growth has forced down yields across the region, but there is debate as to whether the change in market sentiment will reverse the trend.

  • Rest, recreation – and resilience?
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    Rest, recreation – and resilience?

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    As people cut holidays will they turn to their local leisure facilities instead? The sector’s future potential relies on optimising the product offering.

  • Where do you live?
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    Where do you live?

    June 2008 (Magazine)

    Resilient and highly diversified, but also management intensive and with a reputational risk, pension fund attitudes to residential housing vary worldwide.