Articles tagged "commercial property"

What are cyclical assets?

Monday, June 9th, 2008

It is worth remembering that Residential and commercial property are cyclical assets. ‘Cyclical’ means they have their day, then they don’t, and so on.

Tags: commercial property, cyclical assets, housing market, property share funds, residential property

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What now for the property bubble?

Thursday, February 14th, 2008

Reader Writes:
What are your views on both commercial property, now that the values have taken a battering and also residential property?

Tags: commercial property, housing market, inflation, interest rates, Mervyn King, property funds, residential property

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Rosy Return for Commercial Property

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Back in February I was asked about commercial property and if I would buy it and I said no. The reason for that was because I believed that REITs would outperform them. A REIT (real estate investment trust) in very simple terms buys real estate. Its main advantage (or disadvantage) is that it is effectively a share and that share can trade at a discount to the asset it holds.

Tags: commercial property, London, overseas investors, pension funds, REITs

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Commercial property investment – the risks and rewards

Tuesday, June 26th, 2007

Reader Writes:

I have had an offer to invest in a new property fund and wondered if you had any views on the commercial property market as a whole.

Tags: assets, commercial property, equities, funds, property investment

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