What are the business and regulatory factors for a successful Philippine REIT market?
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Author(s)
Wenceslao, Delfin C
Advisor(s)
Lynn M. Fisher.
Date Issued
2008
Publisher
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Abstract
In an attempt to determine what business and regulatory factors are required for the successful establishment of a Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) structure in the Philippines, we analyzed the macro and microeconomic factors affecting the Philippines property market. The proposed law governing the REITs in the Philippines was also analyzed and compared with other REIT regulation in Asia. In the Asian REIT industry, supply and demand issues are inherently important. However, regulations, governing their activities, are also a factor in their growth and success. On the Philippine REIT supply side, the office, retail and hotel sectors offer acquisition potentials for REITs. Key demand drivers for real estate in the Philippines have been the increasing remittances from Overseas Filipino Workers, which have increased consumer spending in residential real estate and consumer goods, prompting rent growth in the retail sector. Another factor is the phenomenal growth of the Business Process Outsourcing industry which is driving both demand for office and residential supply On the REIT demand side, there is a strong incentive for real estate developers/owners/sponsors to divest their properties into REITs in order to access an alternative and cheaper source of capital caused by the increasing globalization and securitization of real estate. Opportunities to create fee-based businesses through external management contracts with REITs also exist. For potential REIT shareholders, there is clear investor demand for a tax efficient, yield driven investment vehicle such as REITS, which provide, not only higher transparency, professional management, greater liquidity and more stable return, but also diversification for their local and global portfolios.
(cont.) A tax savings analysis was simulated using the current proposed REIT legislation and found that, although REITS provide significant tax benefits to residents and nonresidents, greater tax advantages are created for nonresident investors. The proposed Philippine REIT legislation is largely in line with international REIT standards. As is the case with other Asian REITs, it appears that Philippine REIT regulation shall be a case of walking-before-running. And as international REIT regulation is continuously evolving and changing, both the Philippine REIT public and private sectors should ensure that local market regulation adapts to the global markets.
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Thesis (S.M. in Real Estate Development)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Architecture, Center for Real Estate, 2008.
This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections.
Includes bibliographical references (leaves 78-80).
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Architecture.
Center for Real Estate.
MIT Department
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Center for Real Estate
Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Architecture
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