REITs and Idiosyncratic Risk

Mukesh K. Chaudhry, Suneel Maheshwari and James R. Webb ()
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James R. Webb: CLEVELAND STATE UNIVERSITY

Journal of Real Estate Research, 2004, vol. 26, issue 2, pages 207-222

Abstract: This study examines various determinants of idiosyncratic risk from the perspective of un-diversified REIT investors, managers holding options, other option holders, and arbitrageurs. Since real estate investment trusts (REITs) enjoy a unique organizational structure and tax status, the relevant determinants derived from the two-stage regression model are different from other industrial firms. Results suggest that efficiency, liquidity and earnings variability are the important determinants of idiosyncratic risk, whereas size and capital do not

JEL-codes: L85 (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2004
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