Asian REITS: Growing into maturity

• Main Authors: Ooi, Joseph T. L., Wong, Woei Chyuan
• Other Authors: Sotelo, Ramón
• Format: Book Section
• Published: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2013
• Subjects: HG Finance
• Online Access: http://repo.uum.edu.my/15430/; http://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-36856-1_7
• Institution: Universiti Utara Malaysia

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...