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REITs are on the ground in Brazil and Mexico
Emerging economies" has become the catchphrase for all types of investors who are beginning to look for investment opportunities around the globe to diversify over the long-term and to offset the current economic woes of the United States and other developed markets.
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Finland Eyeing the European REIT Market
As REITs thrive around the globe, governments in countries without this type of approach to real estate investment are considering the potential benefits of REITs on their economies.
[September/October 2008]
Changes to Singapore's REIT Regulations are Expected to Strengthen the Market
Singapore, a country of only 4.4 million people, has one of the largest ports in the world. Additionally, the country is proud to possess a booming real estate market, making it a rising force in the international real estate arena.
[May/June 2008]
India: A Crown Jewel for Investors
When Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh recently relaxed foreign investment legislation, the change included new provisions for foreign companies to own Indian property.
[January/February 2008]
Italy Welcomes REIT Legislation
Following the lead of Germany and the United Kingdom, the Italian government is considering REIT legislation, known as Societa per Investimenti Immobiliari Quotati (SIIQ).
[November/December 2007]
Canadian REITs Seek to Move Closer to U.S. Model
In a surprise move that rocked Canadian capital markets, the conservative government of Prime Minister Stephen Harper proposed a tax on business income trusts as well as oil and gas royalty income trusts after the market closed on Oct. 31, 2006.
[May/June 2007]
Real Estate South of the Border Holds Promise for U.S. REITs
In recent years, companies looking southward have expanded into areas beyond the United States-Mexican border, focusing on cities and towns all over Mexico.
[January/February 2007]
Legislation Is in Sight for German REITs
With the debut of U.K. REITs around the corner, expectations for the introduction of German REITs are high.
[November/December 2006]
Shariah Compliance Opens Doors for Islamic REITs
For decades, investment bankers have educated themselves and their employees about Islamic law, known as shariah, in order to design investment vehicles that can be profitable yet consistent with the values of more than 1 billion Muslims across the world.
[September/October 2006]
Investor Appetite Grows for Hong Kong REITs
Since Hong Kong established its REIT rules in August 2003, Hong Kong REITs have hit the market running and are generating excitement for investors and property owners.
[July/August 2006]
REITs in India—A Ways to Go
Investor demand for real estate securities has reached global proportions. As more countries establish securitized real estate markets similar to U.S. REITs, greater attention is focused on those areas with either a non-existent or underdeveloped listed real estate industry.
[May/June 2006]
Netherlands: A "Pension" for Real Estate
Property companies worldwide have been flush with capital the last few years, helped by low interest rates, strong fundamentals and a growing investor base.
[March/April 2006]
Bulgaria Beats U.K. and Germany to REIT Market
As REIT-watchers around the world wondered out loud when Germany and the U.K. would adopt REIT-like investment structures, the two countries were quietly beat to market by an unlikely neighbor to the Southeast—Bulgaria.
[January/February 2006]
Israel Gets the REIT Green Light
Just two years ago a group of real estate investment professionals, leading Israeli lawyers and a forum of approximately 25 real estate investment companies in Israel provided their respective opinions to the Israeli Ministry of Finance on a proposed structure for REIT companies and legislation in the country.
[November/December 2005]
Asian Activity Highlighted By APREA Launch
The Pacific Rim is one of the fastest-growing sectors of the international public real estate industry.
[September/October 2005]
Aussie Rules: U.S. Today, Next Stop Europe
Nine boats full of convicts were shipped from London to a new colony called New South Wales in 1788.
[July/August 2005]
Canadian REITs, eh?
While not on the scale of its neighbor to the south, the Canadian REIT market has undergone its own less-heralded run in recent years.
[May/June 2005]
The Timing Is REIT for Germany
The global property investment community received good news this January when a German official announced that there could be a REIT market in Europe’s largest economy by the start of 2006.
[March/April 2005]
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