<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector, since its inception in the 1960s, has been witness to continuous evolution. The numerous events that have characterized its growth and its actual structure over time have made this sector an object of interest many researchers and authors, who tried to give answers to several financial questions that are still open to debate. We contend that a global review of financial literature on this specific industry could give good suggestions for further research themes for all those who are interested in studying the U.S. REIT market and its characteristics and for investors at large.</p></abstract>

The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector, since its inception in the 1960s, has been witness to continuous evolution. The numerous events that have characterized its growth and its actual structure over time have made this sector an object of interest many researchers and authors, who tried to give answers to several financial questions that are still open to debate. We contend that a global review of financial literature on this specific industry could give good suggestions for further research themes for all those who are interested in studying the U.S. REIT market and its characteristics and for investors at large.

U.S. REITs: A Financial Economics Review as of 2018

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The U.S. Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) sector, since its inception in the 1960s, has been witness to continuous evolution. The numerous events that have...

U.S. REITs: A Financial Economics Review as of 2018

Published Online: Jul 12, 2019

Page range: 20 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2019-0012

Keywords
REIT, equity, beta, pricing model, real estate, stock

© 2019 Cuono Massimo Coletta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

U.S. REITs: A Financial Economics Review as of 2018

Published Online: Jul 12, 2019

Page range: 20 - 32

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/remav-2019-0012

KeywordsREIT, equity, beta, pricing model, real estate, stock

© 2019 Cuono Massimo Coletta et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Keywords
REIT, equity, beta, pricing model, real estate, stock