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Commercial Real Estate Investments and Returns: A Review of the Literature Using Cref Data

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Alternative Ideas in Real Estate Investment

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In the past decade, empirical studies of multimarket investments in commercial real estate have typically relied on data taken either from real estate investment trusts or commingled real estate funds (CREFs). In this review, the findings of studies using the latter, CREF data, are briefly summarized.

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  1. University of South Florida, USA

    Arthur L. Schwartz Jr.

  2. University of Sourh Florida, USA

    Steven D. Kapplin

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Fletcher, S. (1995). Commercial Real Estate Investments and Returns: A Review of the Literature Using Cref Data. In: Schwartz, A.L., Kapplin, S.D. (eds) Alternative Ideas in Real Estate Investment. Research Issues in Real Estate, vol 2. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-009-0367-8_3

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