The Routledge REITs Research Handbook

The Routledge REITs Research Handbook presents a cutting-edge examination of the research into this key global investment vehicle.Edited by internationally respected academic and REIT expert Professor David Parker, the book will set the research agenda for years to come. The handbook is divided into two parts, the first of which provides the global context and a thematic review covering: asset allocation, performance, trading, sustainability, Islamic REITs, emerging sectors and behavioural finance. PartII presents a regional review of the issues with high level case studies from a diverse range of countries including the US, UK, Brazil, India, Australia, China, Singapore, Israel and Russia, to name just a few. This handbook redefines existing areas within the context of international REITs research, highlights emerging areas and future trends and provides postgraduates, professionals and researchers with ideas and encouragement for future research. It is essential reading for all those interested in real estate, international investment, global finance and asset management.

Part I International REITs – Thematic Review of Emerging Issues 1 Critical Contextual Issues in International REITs David Parker Stephen Lee Alex Moss Ali Zaidi Brad Case 2 Post-Modern REIT Era: Strategies for REIT Style and Significance Alex Moss 3 Emerging Sector REITs Wejendra Reddy Hyunbum Cho 4 Sustainable REITs: REIT Environmental Performance and the Cost of Equity Piet Eichholtz Peter Barron Erkan Yonder 5 Islamic REITs: A Study of the Malaysian Market Razali MuhammadNajib Tien Foo Sing 6 Behavioural Risk in REITs: Managing Behavioural Risk in Global REITs Larry Wofford Michael Troilo 7 REIT Asset Allocation Stephen Lee Alex Moss Part II International REITs – Regional Review of Issues 8 North America Brad Case 9 Latin America Paloma Taltavull de La Paz Joao da Rocha Lima Jr Claudio Tavares Alencar 10 Europe Alex Moss 11 South East Asia Liow Kim Hiang Huang Yuting 12 North Asia Joseph TL Ooi Woei-Chyuan Wong 13 Oceania Chyi Lin Lee 14 Directions for the Future of International REITs David Parker

David Parker is an internationally recognized property industry expert on real estate investment trusts (REITs) and a highly regarded property academic, being a director and adviser to property investment groups including real estate investment trusts, unlisted funds and private property businesses (www.davidparker.com.au). He is currently the inaugural Professor of Property at the University of South Australia, a Visiting Professor at the University of Reading, UK, and at Universiti Tun Hussein Onn, Malaysia, a Visiting Fellow at the University of Ulster, UK, an Acting Valuation Commissioner of the Land and Environment Court of New South Wales, and a Sessional Member of the SA Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Author of the authoritative Global Real Estate Investment Trusts: People, Process and Management and International Valuation Standards: A Guide to the Valuation of Real Property Assets, he may be contacted at davidparker@davidparker.com.au.