Global Real Estate Tips Lisa University of Sydney Introduction Trading activity across world real estate markets is unlikely to grow in 2017 but will not plummet either. Real Estate as an asset class has taken on a new role in many investment portfolios...
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Global Real Estate Tips Lisa University of Sydney Introduction Trading activity across world real estate markets is unlikely to grow in 2017 but will not plummet either. Real Estate as an asset class has taken on a new role in many investment portfolios across the globe and is unlikely to fall out of favour quickly. TRADING AFTER THE CRISIS: A BRIEF HISTORY As the world adjusted to low interest rates and yields in the wake of the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC), the appetite for real estate grew. In the early years after 2008, it was economic recovery, distressed sellers, yield shifts and asset price growth which encouraged more, and new, investors to the market. Activity picked up earliest among Asian buyers, followed by Europeans, and finally US investors returned to the global real estate markets. This initial recovery activity has been followed by a more concerted search for income. After 2010, the availability of high-quality, long-term revenue streams from gilts and bonds was
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