Information Asymmetry and REIT Capital Market Access

Elizabeth Devos (), Erik Devos, Seow Eng Ong () and Andrew C. Spieler ()
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Elizabeth Devos: Eastern Michigan University
Seow Eng Ong: National University of Singapore
Andrew C. Spieler: Hofstra University

The Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, 2019, vol. 59, issue 1, No 4, 90-110

Abstract: Abstract REITs hold relatively little cash and access capital markets often due to their favorable dividend tax status. The transparent nature of REITs, in theory, implies low information asymmetry. However, we present evidence that this phenomenon is temporal. We find that information asymmetry is relatively low when REITs access the capital markets, when compared to non-accessing periods, based on bid-ask spreads for a large number of REITs. Further, we find that REIT size and turnover affect bid-ask spreads, but the pattern of lower bid-ask spreads surrounding capital market access does manifest itself when we investigate subsamples, dependent on size and turnover. Our findings are consistent with the idea that REITs increase their disclosure when they access the capital markets, which in turn lowers information asymmetry.

Keywords: REIT; Information asymmetry; IPO; SEO; Bid-ask spreads (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2019
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DOI: 10.1007/s11146-018-9678-8

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