The growth of retail REITs : an exploration of current practices and implications

This study is an exploration of the current growth activity of retail real estate investment trusts (REITs). The specific questions to be explored are: How are retail REITs currently growing, how is this growth being financed and what are the implications of these choices on the retail sector and individual REITs? This paper begins with a general overview of REIT specific characteristics and the retail sector that serves as background information to the data analysis found in the second part of this work. The author hopes that this thesis is of interest to REIT investors, managers, analysts and anyone else who might be curious about the current state of the retail REIT industry.

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Dept. of Urban Studies and Planning.

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2003

Author dc:creator

• Toth, A. Eric (Anthony Eric), 1971-

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• John T. Riordan.

• Urban Studies and Planning.

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• M.I.T. theses are protected by copyright. They may be viewed from this source for any purpose, but reproduction or distribution in any format is prohibited without written permission. See provided URL for inquiries about permission.

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• http://dspace.mit.edu/handle/1721.1/7582

Language dc:language.iso

eng

Handle dc:identifier.uri

http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/29787

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oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/29787