Global REIT report: REIT market review 2007

The total market capitalization of publicly-listed REITs around the world reached US$764 billion, up 25% from the previous year. While the market as a whole has grown, some regions have fared better than others.

Property and investment companies will find useful insights from “REIT market review 2007”, if they are considering establishing or investing in overseas REITs. The study of publicly-listed REIT markets in four regions and 15 countries includes growth trends in market size and depth.

Key outtakes:

• Asia has been instrumental in the growth of the global REIT market with the region taking a top three place for one-year total returns
• the US REIT market has contracted due to increased privatization, and experienced lower returns and higher volatility than the majority of other markets
• new REIT regimes in the UK and Turkey have increased the size of the European market, which leads other regions for three year total returns
• debt levels are rising in REITs fueled by low interest rate environments.

In addition to regional and country data, the report includes:

• detailed commentary on factors impacting REIT performance globally
• a breakdown of REIT classes by country and region
• the impact of different financial reporting standards on our ability to compare REIT performance
• a summary of the main tax and regulatory changes in the last year

Complete a brief request form to obtain the report, “Global REIT report: REIT market review 2007.”

Related reading

Global Real Estate newsline May 2007 (pdf, 3.8mb)
Audit committee perspectives: risk and the 21st century real estate industry (pdf, 229kb)