Reits

The British Property Federation's Andrew Teacher looks at how a hung parliament would affect the property sector

Thames River expects a raft of real estate investment trusts to float this year as Europe's banks look to establish listed vehicles or dispose of properties to Reit managers.

Providers of Real estate investment trust (Reits) have welcomed changes made by Alistair Darling allowing them to pay dividends in stock instead of cash.

Real estate investment trusts (Reits) will be allowed to include stock dividends as part of their 90% income distribution requirements, Chancellor Alistair Darling has confirmed.

Conviction is growing that a recovery is underway and equities have pushed further into new territory for the year.

Recent reports of the dramatic turnaround in the commercial property market have raised the spectre of another bubble.

Investment Week Conjecture

Property loans written by the nation's banks have helped plummet the country into financial despair, and the debate continues to rage on how to clean up the financial world's image. However, one solution does lend itself to the drawing board in the form...

As far as commercial real estate is concerned, the old adage holds true from a micro perspective, but the events of the last 24 months have shown market timing is paramount

Despite equalling the record for the number of successive days of gains on UK and US equity markets, it is worth noting that neither has made much ground since the turn of the year.