UBS Global Research got a pretty good special taking stock of the global real estate scene. This covers the REITs in various global markets as well. A lot of these reports would want to shape our views on where are the attractive investment opportunities. This one is no different but the report does provide a lot of good data that I find will help shape your view as long term listed real estate investors. If you identify yourself as a long term listed real estate investor or a REIT investor, this article might be suitable for you. They presented some data that tells you:

1. 10-year compounded return of Listed Real Estate versus other asset classes
2. Correlation of GDP downgrade and Listed Real Estate performance
3. Different layers of Listed Real Estate Valuation Metrics and how the various market rank
4. Range of Historical Vacancies in different office markets
5. Typical duration of Office Lease Tenures in various office markets

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