Real Estate Finance

Real Estate Finance Please discuss the following statement:   “Throughout the last decades,Real Estate has matured into a mainstream asset class,becoming increasingly similar to more established asset classes like bond sorequities. “ Whileyouarenotlimitedintheapproachorfocusyoucantakeyouareexpectedtodraftaconciseandrigorousreportfocusingentirelyonthestatementposed,withsupportingresearch,literatureandproperlysourcedempiricalevidenceandanalysis.Thereportshouldbeinformedby,andconsistentwith,financialandeconomictheories.   Gooddiscussionswillcriticallyevaluatewhetherfactorsspecifictorealestateasanassetclasscontinuetoshapetheinvestmentcharacteristicsofrealestate–orwhethertheinfluenceofthesefactorsonpropertyinvestmentshaswaned.A(non-exhaustive)listofaspectstoconsiderincludestheheterogeneityofassetquality,privateandintransparentmarkets,lowliquidity,hightransactioncosts,asymmetricinformation,ortherelianceonappraisals.Excellentreportswillprovideanuancedpicturefordifferentpropertytypesandprovidedata and originalempirical analysisonanytrends(ifexisting)inthemagnitudeoftheinfluenceoftheearliermentionedfactorsonrealestateinvestmentproperties.     RequiredOutput   Youarerequiredtoproducebusinessstylereportwithamaximumwordlengthof2,500words–excludingreferencesandbibliographybutincludingALLothertext(youmustprovide awordcount toverifythat youhave metthisrequirement).   Althoughthisisa businessstyle report you arerequiredtoprovidereferences and abibliography.Inthetext […]