"By reviewing the previous three asset bubble implosions, viz. (1) the íLost Decadeî of Japan in the 1980s; (2) the Asian Financial Crisis in Hong Kong in 1997; and (3) the Financial Tsunami in the USA in 2008, a common symptom of negative real interest rate is very clearly revealed before the...

As the capitalization rates are tightly related to the required rates of return, there are a number of dynamics driving capital markets can help to explain the observed cap rates over time. Anyway, there are few researches discussing about why and how real estate cap rates and capital market...

Income segregation is found to be a common phenomenon, which imposes far-reaching implications on housing and social policies. However, the focus has long been on its extent rather than on its distribution. This study investigates the asymmetry of income segregation and the relationship between...

"This study examines the hypothesis about the relationship between the returns of REITs and that of direct real estate. As an indirect investment vehicle, REIT (real estate investment trust) shall perform under the influence of the underlying real estate investment. And there were plenty of...