Another Take on Real Estate's Role in Mixed†Asset Portfolio Allocations

Joseph L. Pagliari

Real Estate Economics, 2017, vol. 45, issue 1, 75-132

Abstract: This article examines real estate's role in institutional mixed†asset portfolios using both private†and public†real estate indices, as a means of examining varying real estate†related risk/return opportunities. In so doing, this article also examines the effects of: (1) increasing the investment horizon, (2) placing constraints on the maximum allocation to any one asset class, and (3) varying the risk preferences of investors. The empirical results suggest—using infinite†horizon returns and all of the caveats that accompany such a perspective—that real estate allocations of approximately 10–15% of the mixed†asset portfolio represent an upper bound for most investors. For those investors preferring low†risk portfolios, (unlevered) private real estate is the vehicle serving this allocation preference; for those investors preferring high†risk portfolios, public real estate (with its embedded leverage of 40–50%) is the vehicle serving this allocation preference—with such vehicles serving as substitutes for a variety of noncore real estate strategies. In some sense, the distinction between private and public real estate is more about the use of leverage. For those investors preferring moderate†risk portfolios, an intermediate†leverage approach seems optimal.

Date: 2017
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