Do European investors have to invest into Asian real estate in order to protect themselves against the current global market woes ?

Investors could buy more 'Asian' property assets to protect themselves against the current financial crisis in the US. We will present a first insight into how Asian property stocks are correlated to other asset classes in both the Asian and European markets. The correlation patterns (return in relation to risk) will be examined through locally-based property databases (Asian Development Bank). Do Asian property stocks carry a higher risk?

Keywords:REAL ESTATE, RISK, ASSET ALLOCATION, INVESTMENT STRATEGY

Disciplines:Applied mathematics in specific fields, Statistics and numerical methods, Applied economics