Global Property Investment

Developments in the sophistication of global real estate marketsmean that global real estate investment is now being executedprofessionally. Thanks to academic enquiry, professional analysisand entrepreneurial activity, backed by the globalisation of allinvestment activity, there is now an available body of materialwhich forms the basis of this scholarly but practical summary ofthe new state of this art.
The measurement, benchmarking, forecasting and quantitativemanagement techniques applied to property investments are nowcompatible with those used in other asset classes, and advances inproperty research have at last put the ongoing debate about therole of real estate onto a footing of solid evidence.
The truly global scope and authorship of this book is unique,and both authors here are singularly well qualified to summarisethe impact and likely future of global innovations in propertyresearch and fund management. Between them, they have experiencedthree real estate crashes, and have observed at first hand thecreation of the real estate debt and equity instruments that led tothe global crisis of 2008-9.
Global Property Investment: strategies, structure,decisions offers a unique perspective of the international realestate investment industry with:
* a close focus on solutions to real life investmentproblems
* no excessive theoretical padding
* a target of both students and professionals
* highly qualified dual-nationality authorship
With many cases, problems and solutions presented throughout thebook, and a companion website used for deeper analysis and slidespresentations (see below), this is a key text for higher-level realestate students on BSc, MSc, MPhil and MBA courses worldwide aswell as for practising property professionals worldwide in fundmanagement, investment and asset management, banking and realestate advisory firms.