Institutional Real Estate Asia Pacific

November 1, 2009: Vol. 1, Number 10

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Asia Pacific

The Case for Real Estate: How Real Estate Investment Fits into a Diversified Portfolio

In stating the current case for real estate, one might wonder if real estate is on trial — especially after the subprime residential mortgage crisis of 2007 led to frozen credit markets around the world. Indeed, the meltdown brought on bankruptcy filings and government intervention in an effort to jumpstart stalled economies as all asset classes faltered. The fundamental case for real estate has been and continues to be sorely tested by the financial crisis, but investors with a long-term perspective on the asset class should continue to benefit from real estate’s inherent qualities, as well as take advantage of new opportunities presented by the global economic downturn.

Asia Pacific

The Road Ahead for the J-REIT Market

The J-REIT market, like the U.S. REIT market and others around the world, has struggled during the past two years. J-REITs peaked in May 2007 according to Bloomberg, and while the index level has risen substantially from the recent low reached in February 2009, as of September it remains well below the May 2007 peak.

Asia Pacific

Battening Down the Hatches: The Specter of Deflation Requires Real Estate Investors to Consider Adjustments to Portfolio Construction

After some of the most severe falls in country GDPs on record, there are signs that the worst of the global economic crisis is behind us, leading many to believe that the post–Lehman Bros. fears of deflation have proved alarmist in the face of unprecedented government intervention. However, in the United States total hours worked in the private sector are down by a dramatic 7 percent year-on-year and total pre-tax household income was recorded as falling by 3.4 percent year-on-year in July. In short, although the specter of deflation may have receded for now, it has not gone away.

Asia Pacific

Primed for Growth: Secondary Market Heats Up as More Investors Consider Trades

During the past year, numerous investors and market participants have inquired about the true level of activity in the secondary market and the opportunity to acquire real estate fund and partnership interests through such transactions. The simple answer to their question is that the dislocation, which has impacted the global economy and specifically the real estate sector, has stimulated activity in the real estate secondary market.

Asia Pacific

Asia Is Going Global

Going global in the past meant mostly one thing — intrepid U.S. and European firms going to foreign, often exotic markets to invest with a goal of diversifying risk and participating in the “growth story.” In the past decade, pension funds, foundations and endowments considerably increased their allocations to foreign markets, and investing in Brazil, China, India and Russia has stopped being exotic. With equity and debt once readily available, numerous funds have been created and invested in all sectors of real estate markets in most Asian and other emerging economies.

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