The Handbook of Real Estate Portfolio Management

Download or read book The Handbook of Real Estate Portfolio Management written by Joseph L. Pagliari and published by McGraw-Hill. This book was released on 1995 with total page 1256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Spurred by the passage of ERISA in 1974, the ownership and management of commercial real estate has shifted from deal-driven entrepreneurs to strategic institutional investors. This shift, which shows little sign of abatement, has revolutionized the real estate industry, as pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors continue to dominate real estate investment activities - and realize the risk-return enhancing characteristics of mixed-asset portfolios.