...Wei Feng; Travis L. Jones Purpose Over time, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) have exhibited a relatively weak correlation with the broader stock market and are often considered a hedge against market volatility. However, empirical evidence does not fully support the classification of REITs...

...G.R. Swathi; V.R. Uma Purpose This research aims to identify the factors that influence the investment intention of retail investors in Indian REITs. The study incorporates the theory of planned behavior and innovation diffusion theory as the research framework, with perceived risk and mass media...

...John C. Alexander; Thomas M. Springer Purpose Merging two real estate investment trusts (REITs) consolidates two real estate portfolios. The purpose of this paper is to provide further evidence on the market’s valuation of property type and geographic diversification of REITs by looking...

...Peihwang Wei; Li Xu; Bei Zeng Purpose The purpose of this paper is to investigate the substitutability of corporate hedging and diversification in the real estate investment trusts (REITs) industry. The authors hypothesize that, relative to diversified firms, focused firms are more likely...