ABSTRACT
This conclusion presents some closing thoughts on the concepts covered in the preceding chapters of this book. The book focuses on critical contextual issues in international real estate investment trusts (REITs). It examines the evolution of the global REIT market, what is deemed to be best current market practice and how the market is expected to change going forward. The book investigates such sectors as residential, health care, self-storage, timber, infrastructure and data centres generally and then specifically through a case study of US REITs. It analyses REIT environmental performance and the cost of equity. The book also examines the evolution of global Islamic REITs through a study of the Malaysian market. It addresses the management of behavioural risk in global REITs. The book also analyses REITs in a region of the world, using case studies from a developed, developing and emerging REIT sector in the region.
