REITS make the scene in Asia

REITS make the scene in Asia 01/10/2003. Source: AVCJ. Joel McCormick There has been a global rise in the number of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS), particularly in the Asian markets. Such funds can offer returns of around six or seven per cent. But are private equity firms interested in such investments? Not with those returns, argues Joel McCormick of the AVCJ.