Global Property Investment

Developmentsinthesophisticationofglobalrealestatemarketsmeanthatglobalrealestateinvestmentisnowbeingexecutedprofessionally.Thankstoacademicenquiry,professionalanalysisandentrepreneurialactivity,backedbytheglobalisationofallinvestmentactivity,thereisnowanavailablebodyofmaterialwhichformsthebasisofthisscholarlybutpracticalsummaryofthenewstateofthisart.Themeasurement,benchmarking,forecastingandquantitativemanagementtechniquesappliedtopropertyinvestmentsarenowcompatiblewiththoseusedinotherassetclasses,andadvancesinpropertyresearchhaveatlastputtheongoingdebateabouttheroleofrealestateontoafootingofsolidevidence.Thetrulyglobalscopeandauthorshipofthisbookisunique,andbothauthorsherearesingularlywellqualifiedtosummarisetheimpactandlikelyfutureofglobalinnovationsinpropertyresearchandfundmanagement.Betweenthem,theyhaveexperiencedthreerealestatecrashes,andhaveobservedatfirsthandthecreationoftherealestatedebtandequityinstrumentsthatledtotheglobalcrisisof2008-9.GlobalPropertyInvestment:strategies,structure,decisionsoffersauniqueperspectiveoftheinternationalrealestateinvestmentindustrywith:aclosefocusonsolutionstoreallifeinvestmentproblemsnoexcessivetheoreticalpaddingatargetofbothstudentsandprofessionalshighlyqualifieddual-nationalityauthorshipWithmanycases,problemsandsolutionspresentedthroughoutthebook,andacompanionwebsiteusedfordeeperanalysisandslidespresentations(seebelow),thisisakeytextforhigher-levelrealestatestudentsonBSc,MSc,MPhilandMBAcoursesworldwideaswellasforpractisingpropertyprofessionalsworldwideinfundmanagement,investmentandassetmanagement,bankingandrealestateadvisoryfirms.