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A Perspective on Interest Rates & the U.S. REIT Market – May 2015

Despite the noise in the market, global REIT valuations are attractive today. Many of the major global markets are in the midst of some type of Quantitative Easing that will be around for the next few years. In Continental Europe, Japan, and China, look for rates to be steady to lower as these government policy measures and asset purchase programs will put a ceiling on rates and financing costs. In Europe, Basel III will continue to be a limiting factor on the availability of financing for new development. So, we have markets where net supply is projected to be negligible, demand is slowly increasing, and values should be rising.

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