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Monetary Policy and Real Estate Investment Trusts

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  • Simon Stevenson
  • Don Bredin
  • G. O’Reilly
  • Don Bredin
  • Gerard O’Reilly

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This paper assesses the response of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT's) to unexpected changes in US monetary policy. A critical element in this study is the use of futures markets to isolate unexpected changes in the policy rate. We find a significant negative response of REIT returns to a surprise change in the policy rate. The paper then examines the potential sources behind such an observed response. We find important differences between the REIT market and the broader equity market. Intuitively the impact of monetary policy on dividend news appears to be more pronounced in the REIT case. However, the decomposition of the response to monetary shocks is largely driven by revision in expectations regarding future excess returns and these results are largely consistent with the findings for the overall stock market as reported in Bernanke & Kuttner (2005).

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  • Simon Stevenson & Don Bredin & G. O’Reilly & Don Bredin & Gerard O’Reilly, 2007. "Monetary Policy and Real Estate Investment Trusts," ERES eres2007_168, European Real Estate Society (ERES).
    • Handle: RePEc:arz:wpaper:eres2007_168
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    1. Mabutho Sibanda & Dr. Richard Mhlanga, 2013. "The interaction between property returns and the macroeconomy: Evidence from South Africa," International Journal of Business and Social Research, LAR Center Press, vol. 3(4), pages 146-152, April.

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    • R3 - Urban, Rural, Regional, Real Estate, and Transportation Economics - - Real Estate Markets, Spatial Production Analysis, and Firm Location

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