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Does it Pay to Diversify Real Estate Assets? - A Literary Perspective

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  • Patrick Wilson

    (School of Finance and Economics, University of Technology, Sydney Australia)

  • Ralf Zurbruegg

    (School of Commerce, University of Adelaide, Australia)

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This paper examines the literature to date on the benefits of diversifying property assets internationally. Currently, there is no consensus on how much benefit can be derived from diversifying property portfolios globally. This is contrary to other financial assets where there seems to be common ground supporting holding international assets. In the real estate literature, there are two contrasting opinions as to the level of integration global property markets have and the advantages there are from holding international property assets. Specifically, this paper shows there are mixed outcomes irrespective of whether direct or indirect property assets are being examined, and this often depends on what type of statistical procedures are being applied. This study also provides some insights into more recent developments in the literature that might explain some of the diverse opinions that have been formed, these primarily being the inter-temporal instability of correlation coefficients and the impact that structural breaks can have upon statistical analyses.

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  • Patrick Wilson & Ralf Zurbruegg, 2003. "Does it Pay to Diversify Real Estate Assets? - A Literary Perspective," Centre for International Economic Studies Working Papers 2003-13, University of Adelaide, Centre for International Economic Studies.
    • Handle: RePEc:adl:cieswp:2003-13
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    Cited by:

    1. Laura Ryan, 2010. "Nowhere to hide: an analysis of investment opportunities in listed property markets during financial market crises," Journal of Property Research, Taylor & Francis Journals, vol. 28(2), pages 97-131, May.
    2. Neal Maroney & Atsuyuki Naka, 2006. "Diversification Benefits of Japanese Real Estate Over the Last Four Decades," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 33(3), pages 259-274, November.
    3. Bradford Case & Yawei Yang & Yildiray Yildirim, 2012. "Dynamic Correlations Among Asset Classes: REIT and Stock Returns," The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Springer, vol. 44(3), pages 298-318, April.

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