International equity REITs: five major future directions
Journal of Property Investment & Finance
ISSN: 1463-578X
Article publication date: 25 October 2019
Issue publication date: 23 January 2020
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this paper is to analyze chapters from the recently published Routledge REITs Research Handbook to identify five major future directions for international equity REITs.
Design/methodology/approach
Literature review and critical analysis of chapters from the recently published Routledge REITs Research Handbook.
Findings
The five major future directions for international equity REITs are proposed to comprise an increasing focus on people and on cash flow rather than on property (with the cognitive risk attaching thereto), the changing nature of REITs as they respond to changes in society globally, the evolution of the global flagship REIT and the emergence of global regulation of REITs (particularly in the spheres of debt and leverage).
Research limitations/implications
While five major future directions for international equity REITs are identified which may have an impact on the risk/return profile, further research is required to determine which directions may be significant and which trivial and which may be independent and which interactive.
Practical implications
Identification of five major future directions for international equity REITs provides managers and promoters with guidance concerning potential areas of focus for future product development in the REIT sector.
Originality/value
While quantitative research concerning international equity REITS abounds, qualitative research is limited with little academic research undertaken into possible future directions for the sector.
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Citation
Parker, D. (2020), "International equity REITs: five major future directions", Journal of Property Investment & Finance, Vol. 38 No. 1, pp. 71-81. https://doi.org/10.1108/JPIF-09-2019-0122
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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