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Are Government orcorporate bond yieldsa better benchmark forUK real estate pricing?
We explore whether index-linked Government bondor BBB corporate bondyields are more usefulthan nominal Governmentband yields far analysingprime real estate pricing
CERE RESEARCHDECEMBER2023
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Have spreads ellmore consistenthetween real estateyiclcls and thescther easures, anddo such comparisonssuggest thal a tighitersprcadl overnominalGovernment bondyielcls couldbc sustainedgoing lorwardl?
Cuer tha ssMe decace, a nde marin existed betwee rog astate yleldsand Govoinmmonl bod vields. Honce, whal mighl b Lle implicaLions [orU< real gstate pricing frcrl recent rises in Governrrlert anid corporstebcnd yields, ard hov: t=r do real stste yields have to rise to reflect thechanced financial environmeat?
Tig hter spreads betveern uk resl estare yie ds and nomina Gavernmentbend yiclce: havo boon observexd ir the past, but trosc migkt havolesullud fron diffurenl inveslol expoclaliuris abuul cash fluw growrlhor ditterences in the risk prerni'un required or real estate investment.
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