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dc.contributorFaculty of Businessen_US
dc.contributor.advisorMian, Mujtaba (MM)-
dc.creatorLai, Man Yuk Raymond-
dc.identifier.urihttps://theses.lib.polyu.edu.hk/handle/200/7990-
dc.languageEnglishen_US
dc.publisherHong Kong Polytechnic University-
dc.rightsAll rights reserveden_US
dc.titleIs there a "real" trend in the real estate market? : evidence from the country-level real estate indicesen_US
dcterms.abstractThis study examines whether there is return momentum in the real estate market across country-level indices. While the phenomenon of momentum has been extensively studied in the stock market there is relatively little work that examines the momentum effect in the real estate market. The real estate market is an important asset class and it is often characterized as inefficient, constrained, slow to adjust and having a high barrier against information flow. Thus, it is likely that returns in the real estate market would also exhibit momentum. Our results confirm this prediction. We document that the momentum return in the global real estate market is economically and statistically significant. Our momentum portfolio, constructed from 16 global real estate indices, earns up to 0.98% per month during the sample period. The mid-range strategies that use 12-month combined formation and holding periods show the best performance and the momentum returns are still significant after they are adjusted for risks and currencies. The results are robust to different sub-periods and are stronger in emerging countries. Our findings extend the literature on return momentum, and have implications not only for understanding the degree of efficiency of real estate market but also for practitioners.en_US
dcterms.extentxi, 105 leaves : color illustrations ; 30 cmen_US
dcterms.isPartOfPolyU Electronic Thesesen_US
dcterms.issued2014en_US
dcterms.educationalLevelAll Doctorateen_US
dcterms.educationalLevelD.B.A.en_US
dcterms.LCSHReal estate investment.en_US
dcterms.LCSHReal estate business.en_US
dcterms.LCSHReal property -- Valuationen_US
dcterms.LCSHHong Kong Polytechnic University -- Dissertationsen_US
dcterms.accessRightsrestricted accessen_US

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