Q3 2009 Global Real Estate Market Commentary is Now Available

Real estate stocks record a very strong quarter. Global property stocks finished a quarter fit for the record books with total return of over 25%. The rebound which began over six months ago has driven year-to-date total returns of 32%. Property company stocks are performing well as the result of improving economic news, a remarkable recovery in capital markets and the anticipation that REITs are increasingly well-positioned to benefit from the repricing of real estate over the next few years. By region, performance was led by property companies in Europe, which achieved a total return of +37.1%, followed by North America +34.5% and the Asia-Pacific region +15.6%.

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