The difference in #smartbeta indices based on general fundamental factors and factors specific to real estate markets is significant #reits

Read IPE Real Estate article, Issue : July/August 2017 (Magazine)

Kania Advisors launches alternative indices for global real estate equities to provide benchmarks that solve structural market inefficiencies and expand options for allocations.

As global real estate markets and investment conditions become more complex and competitive and investors continuously strive to raise their game to gain competitive advantage, detailed insights become a critical part of identifying and evaluating opportunities prior to committing long term capital. 

Institutional investors will need to reconsider their approach to real estate allocations and build more active and more flexible investment programmes in order to achieve their long-term objectives from the asset class. Several trends, both structural and market related, will drive this need and investors should think hard about the implications it might have on their existing and planned portfolios.