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Media type:
E-Article
Title:
An examination of the role of Geneva and Zurich housing in Swiss institutional portfolios
Contributor:
Hoesli, Martin;
Hamelink, Foort
Published:
Emerald, 1997
Published in:
Journal of Property Valuation and Investment, 15 (1997) 4, Seite 354-371
Language:
English
DOI:
10.1108/14635789710693182
ISSN:
0960-2712
Origination:
Footnote:
Description:
Swiss institutional investors hold approximately 19 per cent of their wealth in property, and the bulk of the allocation to property is housing. The financial reasons which are often given to motivate this investment strategy are twofold. First, property returns are hypothesized to be lowly correlated with the returns on stocks and bonds, and the inclusion of property in portfolios of financial assets should lead to diversification benefits. Second, property is viewed as acting as an effective hedge against inflation. Empirically investigates these two assumptions on the basis of hedonic price indices for Geneva and Zurich apartment buildings. Examines whether an investor who already holds Geneva (Zurich) housing should invest in the other canton. Investigates whether real estate mutual funds should be included in the portfolio in addition to direct real estate holdings. Results suggest that housing is an effective portfolio diversifier but does not provide any better short‐term inflation‐hedging effectiveness than financial assets.