Offshore Guidebook | Real Estate Investor Magazine Offshore Guidebook 2013 | Page 14

GLOBAL LISTED BY ANDREW CATTELL Global Listed Property Maximising your money I n local currency terms, the performance of global listed real estate has been on par with that of the local listed real estate sector year-to-date. However, given the performance of the rand so far this year, global listed real estate has outperformed the local market in rand terms. On average, the yields of global listed real estate markets with REIT (Real Estate Investment Trust) or REIT-like characteristics (like the local sector) are trading 1.5% to 2% higher than their respective local bond markets. In South Africa, however, the listed real estate sector is trading a