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62-787: Simon Property Group, Inc. is an American real estate investment trust that invests in shopping malls , outlet centers , and community/ lifestyle centers . It is the largest owner of shopping malls in the United States and is headquartered in Indianapolis, Indiana . Worldwide, it owns interests in 232 properties as of 2021. Simon Property Group dates to 1960, when brothers Melvin Simon and Herbert Simon began developing strip malls in Indianapolis, Indiana. In December 1993, they took their interests public as Simon Property Group in

124-455: A company "splits off" a section as a separate business or creates a second incarnation, even if the first is still active. It is distinct from a sell-off, where a company sells a section to another company or firm in exchange for cash or securities. Spin-offs are divisions of companies or organizations that then become independent businesses with assets, employees, intellectual property , technology , or existing products that are taken from

186-649: A $ 2.5 billion equity investment in GGP including a $ 1 billion investment by Paulson & Co. In May 2010, Simon withdrew from the bidding for GGP after GGP favored transactions with Brookfield Asset Management . In May 2010, Simon acquired Prime Retail 's Prime Outlets-Puerto Rico in Barceloneta, Puerto Rico In August 2010, Simon acquired an additional 21 outlet malls, including locations in Williamsburg, Virginia , San Marcos, Texas and Hagerstown, Maryland for

248-687: A 100 percent payout ratio for all income at lower rates. This inhibits the internal growth of the REIT and causes investors to not tolerate low or non-existent yields as the interest rates are more sensitive. Economic climates characterized by rising interest rates can cause a net negative effect on REIT shares. The dividends paid by REITs look less attractive when compared to bonds that have increasing coupon rates. Also, when investors shy away from REITs, it makes it difficult for management to raise additional funds to acquire more property. The first REIT in Kenya

310-544: A collaboration with local authorities, Emirates REIT has been able to establish a platform enabling it to purchase properties anywhere in Dubai given a minimum of 51% of local ownership of its shares. This allows the company to diversify its portfolio with an efficient revenue generating mix of properties in the prime locations of Dubai. Emirates REIT is the first REIT established within the United Arab Emirates. It

372-518: A distinct asset class in the Global Industry Classification Standard by S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI . The key statistics to examine the financial position and operation of a REIT include net asset value (NAV), funds from operations (FFO), and adjusted funds from operations (AFFO). REITs were created in the United States after President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed Public Law 86-779, sometimes called

434-453: A new environment. Spin-offs also allow high-growth divisions, once separated from other low-growth divisions, to command higher valuation multiples. In most cases, the parent company or organization offers support doing one or more of the following: All the support from the parent company is provided with the explicit purpose of helping the spin-off grow. The United States Securities and Exchange Commission 's (SEC) definition of "spin-off"

496-611: A parallel system of special purpose companies which can be used for the securitization of particular properties on the private placement basis. REIT shares targeted in 2016 accounted for 7 percent of the United States market, which were subsequently sold for less than half of the initial value at $ 31 billion. The Bursa Malaysia has 18 REIT listed with five Islamic REITS (shariah compliant – according to Islamic investment compliance). Dana Investasi Real Estat Berbentuk Kontrak Investasi Kolektif (DIREs) have lacked popularity because of high sale tax and double taxation. Until 2016, only one DIRE

558-448: A real estate company to pay less in corporation tax and capital gains tax . REITs have been criticised as enabling speculation on housing, and reducing housing affordability, without increasing finance for building. REITs can be publicly traded on major exchanges, publicly registered but non-listed, or private. The two main types of REITs are equity REITs and mortgage REITs (mREITs). In November 2014, equity REITs were recognized as

620-613: A total market capitalisation of approximately €15 billion which amounts to almost 2% of the total global REIT market capitalisation. Two out of the nine listed REITs are also included in the EPRA index , an index published by the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). The current top five REITs in Hong Kong are The Link REIT with a total market capitalisation of €8 billion, Hui Xian REIT with

682-438: A total market capitalisation of €2.3 billion, Champion REIT with a total market capitalisation of €1.8 billion, Fortune REIT with a total market capitalisation of €1 billion and Real Estate with a total market capitalisation of €700 million. As of August 2014, India approved creation of real estate investment trusts in the country. Indian REITs (country specific/generic version I-REITs) will help individual investors enjoy

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744-623: A total of $ 2.3 billion. Several months later, Simon made a $ 4.5 billion bid for Capital Shopping Centres Group plc in December. However, the offer was rejected and withdrawn in January 2011. In September 2011, Simon acquired Southdale Center in Edina, Minnesota . In August 2013, Toronto Premium Outlets opened in Halton Hills , Ontario , Canada. In October 2014, Premium Outlets Montreal ,

806-501: Is also the first REIT listed on NASDAQ Dubai and one of the five Shari'a compliant REIT in the world with a focus on Income-producing assets. Emirates REIT has a portfolio of over US$ 575.3 million consisting of a total of seven properties primarily focused on commercial and office space as of December 2014. It has had substantial growth over the last four years. The REIT concept was launched in Australia in 1971. General Property Trust

868-460: Is more precise. Spin-offs occur when the equity owners of the parent company receive equity stakes in the newly spun off company. For example, when Agilent Technologies was spun off from Hewlett-Packard (HP) in 1999, the stockholders of HP received Agilent stock. A company not considered a spin-off in the SEC's definition (but considered by the SEC as a technology transfer or licensing of technology to

930-543: Is political resistance to these plans, especially from the Social Democratic Party . In June 2006 the ministry of finance announced that they planned to introduce REITs in 2007. The legal details seem to adopt much of the British REIT regulation. Corporate spin-off A corporate spin-off , also known as a spin-out , or starburst or hive-off , is a type of corporate action where

992-656: Is proposing a regulatory framework similar to that of Singapore and Hong Kong. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan expected that about six REITs would be licensed within the first year, mainly large asset management companies. Pakistan has seen an outflow of investments by foreign real estate development companies, mostly based in Malaysia and Dubai. SECP has issued licenses to four parties namely, Arif Habib REIT Management Company, AKD REIT Management Company, Eden Developers REIT Management Company and SB Global REIT Management Company. The legal framework enabling

1054-538: Is the largest SIIC. Gecina is the second-largest publicly traded property company in France, with the third-highest asset value among European REITs. Germany planned to introduce REITs in order to create a new type of real estate investment vehicle . The Government feared that failing to introduce REITs in Germany would result in a significant loss of investment capital to other countries. Nonetheless, there still

1116-431: The 2007–2008 financial crisis , after which listed REITs responded by deleveraging (paying off debt) and re-equitizing (selling stock to get cash) their balance sheets. Listed REITs and REOCs raised $ 37.5 billion in 91 secondary equity offerings, nine IPOs and 37 unsecured debt offerings as investors continued to act favorably to companies strengthening their balance sheets following the credit crisis. REIT dividends have

1178-612: The COVID-19 pandemic . At the time, it was the largest mall owner in the United States. In August 2020, the company discussed repurposing large stores into warehouses and fulfillment centers for Amazon . Also in August 2020, in partnership with Authentic Brands, the company acquired Brooks Brothers and Lucky Brand Jeans . In December 2020, the company acquired Taubman Centers for $ 3.4 billion. It also acquired J.C. Penney in partnership with Brookfield Asset Management . In April 2022, it

1240-502: The Mills Corporation . Two years later, Simon tried to buy malls owned by General Growth Properties . In February 2010, Simon placed a bid acquire General Growth, which was in bankruptcy protection. However, the bid was rejected by GGP. A GGP shareholder filed suit (Young v. Bucksbaum) against the company's board of directors for rejecting Simon's bid, alleging breach of fiduciary duty. In April 2010, Simon offered to make

1302-963: The Shenzhen Stock Exchange on March 14. According to statistics from the Shanghai Stock Exchange, listing these two consumer infrastructure REITs has increased the total number of listed REITs to 23, with an issuance scale approaching 80 billion yuan. The Shenzhen Stock Exchange has reported that the funds raised by infrastructure REITs successfully listed on their exchange have surpassed 32 billion yuan. These projects encompass various asset types, including industrial parks, toll roads, storage logistics, ecological protection, clean energy, affordable rental housing, and consumer infrastructure. The products have been operating smoothly, with active investor participation, gradually enhancing market functions, thereby creating significant scale and demonstration effects. Japan permitted

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1364-431: The parent company . Shareholders of the parent company receive equivalent shares in the new company in order to compensate for the loss of equity in the original stocks . However, shareholders may then buy and sell stocks from either company independently; this potentially makes investment in the companies more attractive, as potential share purchasers can invest narrowly in the portion of the business they think will have

1426-460: The "Law on Real Estate Funds" (Kiinteistörahastolaki, 1173–1997) it enables the existence of tax-efficient residential REITs. Qualifications As of 2018 Orava Residential REIT is the only REIT in Finland. The French acronyms for REIT are SIIC (publicly listed), contrary to SCPI and OCPI (which are two other kinds of real-estate trusts not publicly listed). In France , Unibail-Rodamco

1488-585: The ASX, with market capitalization in excess of A$ 100bn. Australia is also receiving growing recognition as having the world's largest REITs market outside the United States. More than 12 percent of global listed property trusts can be found on the ASX. REITs have been in existence in Hong Kong since 2005, when The Link REIT was launched by the Hong Kong Housing Authority on behalf of

1550-514: The Cigar Excise Tax Extension of 1960. The law was enacted to allow all investors to invest in large-scale, diversified portfolios of income-producing real estate in the same way they typically invest in other asset classes – through the purchase and sale of liquid securities . The first REIT was American Realty Trust founded by Thomas J. Broyhill, cousin of Virginia U.S. Congressman Joel Broyhill in 1961 who pushed for

1612-683: The DIFC. The first REIT license to be issued will be backed by Dubai Islamic Bank with a REIT named 'Emirates REIT' headed up by the dot com entrepreneur, Sylvain Vieujot. The issue is that DIFC domiciled REITs cannot acquire non-Freezone assets within the Emirate of Dubai. The only federally approved Freezone within the UAE is the DIFC itself so therefore any properties outside this zone are purchasable by local Gulf (GCC) passport holders only. However, through

1674-615: The Hong Kong Government. Since 2005, there have been seven REIT listings as at July 2007, most of which, including Sunlight REIT have not enjoyed success because of low yield. Except for The Link and Regal Real Estate Investment Trust , share prices of all but one are significantly below the initial public offering (IPO) price. Hong Kong issuers' use of financial engineering ( interest rate swaps ) to improve initial yields has also been cited as having reduced investors' interest As of July 2012 there are nine REITs listed with

1736-629: The Saudi Capital Market Authority, The regulation did not allow the funds to be traded in the stock market and forced all funds to be structured by a licensed Investment companies by CMA with a presence of a real estate developer and some other key persons. The REIT legislation was introduced by Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC) to promote the development of REIT's in the UAE by passing The Investment Trust Law No.5 that went into effect on August 6, 2006. This restricts all 'true' REIT structures to be domiciled within

1798-553: The Singapore Exchange has grown to overtake those traditional listing with local assets. S-REITs are regulated as Collective Investment Schemes under the Monetary Authority of Singapore's Code on Collective Investment Schemes, or alternatively as Business Trusts. Some of the regulations that S-REITs have to adhere to includes: S-REITs benefit from tax advantaged status where the tax is payable only at

1860-581: The Special Purpose Investment Companies Act. They are pass-through entities for corporate income tax purposes (i.e., they are not subject to corporate income-tax), but are subject to numerous restrictions. Finnish REITs were established in 2010, when the Finnish parliament passed "the tax exemption law" (Laki eräiden asuntojen vuokraustoimintaa harjoittavien osakeyhtiöiden verohuojennuksesta, 299/2009). Together with

1922-564: The benefits of owning an interest in the securitised real estate market. The greatest benefit will be that of fast and easy liquidation of investments in the real estate market unlike the traditional way of disposing of real estate. The government and Securities and Exchange Board of India through various notifications is in the process of making it easier to invest in real estate in India directly and indirectly through foreign direct investment, through listed real estate companies and mutual funds. In

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1984-574: The budget of 2014, finance minister Arun Jaitley has introduced a law for setting up of REITs. As in 2021, there are three REITs listed in National Stock Exchange of India. These are Embassy, Mindspace and Brookfields. Overall, the shareholding of Indian REITs is skewed towards institutional investors (mostly FPIs), with very minimal contribution from retail investors. CSRC (China Securities Regulatory Commission) and NDRC ( National Development and Reform Commission ) jointly announced

2046-597: The company acquired 12 malls from IBM 's pension plan for $ 974.5 million. One year after these acquisitions, the company acquired Corporate Property Investors and was renamed Simon Property Group. The company also acquired an ownership interest in Groupe BEG, S.A., operator of shopping centers in Europe. In 1999, the company acquired 14 shopping centers from New England Development for $ 725 million. In 2002, in partnership with Westfield Group and The Rouse Company ,

2108-489: The company acquired 13 properties from Rodamco North America including Copley Place , Houston Galleria , and SouthPark Mall . In the following year, Simon acquired a majority interest The Kravco Company, owner of the King of Prussia , for $ 300 million. The company entered the outlet mall business in 2004 with the acquisition of Chelsea Property Group Inc. for $ 3.5 billion. In April 2007, Simon and Farallon Capital acquired

2170-480: The company offered $ 23.3 billion for Macerich ; however the offer was rejected and withdrawn in April 2015. In September 2016, in partnership with Authentic Brands Group and GGP Inc. , the company acquired Aéropostale . In February 2020, in partnership with Authentic Brands Group, the company acquired Forever 21 . On March 18, 2020, the company announced the closure of its U.S. shopping malls until March 29, due to

2232-570: The creation under Eisenhower. As of 2021, at least 39 countries around the world have established REITs. A comprehensive index for the REIT and the global listed property market is the FTSE EPRA/Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series, which was created jointly in October 2001 by the index provider FTSE Group, Nareit and the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA). As of 29 January 2021,

2294-623: The establishment of REITs in December 2001. J-REIT securities are traded on the Tokyo Stock Exchange among other exchanges in Japan. A J-REIT (a listed real estate investment trust) is strictly regulated under the Law concerning Investment Trusts and Investment Companies (LITIC) and established as an investment company under the LITIC. In addition to REITs, Japanese law also provides for

2356-667: The establishment of REITs in the Philippines have been in place after the Real Estate Investment Trust Act of 2009 (Republic Act No. 9856) passed into law on December 17, 2009. Its Implementing Rules and Regulations were approved by the Securities and Exchange Commission in May 2010. However, it failed to attract investors due to its restrictive tax policies and high friction cost. Regulations on REITs

2418-538: The first REIT in Ghana in August 1994. HFC Bank has been at the forefront of mortgage financing in Ghana since 1993. It has used various collective investment schemes as well as corporate bonds to finance its mortgage lending activities. Collective Investment Schemes, of which REITs are a part, are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission of Ghana. In 2007, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) issued

2480-760: The first set of guidelines for the registration and issuance of requirements for the operation of REITs in Nigeria as detailed in the Investment and Securities Act (ISA). The first REIT, the N50 billion Union Homes Hybrid Real Estate Investment Trust, was launched in September 2008. In November 2015 there were three listed REITS on the Nigerian Stock Exchange : Skye Shelter Fund, Union Home and UPDC. A Haldane McCall REIT did not list after failing to reach

2542-818: The global index included 490 stock exchange listed real estate companies from 39 countries representing an equity market capitalization of about $ 1.7 trillion. Around the time of their creation in 1960, the first REITs primarily consisted of mortgage companies. The industry experienced significant expansion in the late 1960s and early 1970s. The growth primarily resulted from the increased use of mREITs in land development and construction deals. The Tax Reform Act of 1976 authorized REITs to be established as corporations in addition to business trusts . The Tax Reform Act of 1986 also impacted REITs. The legislation included new rules designed to prevent taxpayers from using partnerships to shelter their earnings from other sources. Three years later, REITs witnessed significant losses in

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2604-455: The investor level and not at the REITs level. In addition to REITs, there are ten Business Trusts ("BTs") (similar to REITs but may hold assets that are not conventional and are not subjected to stringent rules as compared to SREITs), and six Stapled Instruments (composed of a stapled Business Trust Unit and a REIT unit), which are listed on the Singapore Exchange. The total market capitalisation of

2666-415: The largest initial public offering of a real estate investment trust to date. Simon Property merged with the newly public DeBartolo Realty Corporation, owner of the real estate assets of Edward J. DeBartolo Sr. , in 1996 to form Simon DeBartolo Group. In the following year, the company acquired The Retail Property Trust for $ 1.2 billion in a hostile takeover . Also in 1997, in partnership with Macerich ,

2728-472: The latest REIT, Cromwell European REIT, listed on 30 November 2017. The first one to be set up being CapitaMall Trust in July 2002. They represent a range of property sectors including retail, office, industrial, hospitality and residential. S-REITs hold a variety of properties in countries including Japan, China, Indonesia and Hong Kong, in addition to local properties. In recent years, foreign assets listing on

2790-488: The listed Trust on Singapore Exchange approximate SGD 100 billion (as at 30 Nov 17). The Securities and Exchange Commission created regulations to establish REITs as an investment vehicle in late 2012, opening the doors for the first REITs to be listed in 2013. There are at least two tens of REITS. Introduced in 2014 to replace the Property Funds for Public Offering (PFPO) scheme, REITs have gained popularity, and

2852-414: The main reasons for what The Economist has dubbed the 2011 "starburst revival" is that "companies seeking buyers for parts of their business are not getting good offers from other firms, or from private equity". For example, Foster's Group , an Australian beverage company, was prepared to sell its wine business. However, due to the lack of a decent offer, it decided to spin off the wine business, which

2914-545: The majority of its clientele were black. In 2011, the company was sued for allegedly firing a woman because she was pregnant. In the same year, the company agreed to pay $ 125,000 to settle allegations by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission that Latino janitors working for the company were subjected to daily verbal attacks because of their national origin. Real estate investment trust Most countries' laws on REITs entitle

2976-579: The minimum 50% subscription in a January 2015 initial public offer amid poor market prospects. By October 2015 there were 33 South African REITS and three non-South African REITs listed on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange , according to the SA REIT Association, which said market capitalization was more than R455 billion. Commonly referred to as Real Estate Investment Fund, the regulations were launched in July 2006 by

3038-520: The most growth. In contrast, divestment can also sever one business from another, but the assets are sold off rather than retained under a renamed corporate entity. Many times, the management team of the new company are from the same parent organization. Often, a spin-off offers the opportunity for a division to be backed by the company but not be affected by the parent company's image or history, giving potential to take existing ideas that had been languishing in an old environment and help them grow in

3100-478: The new company) may also be called a spin-off in common usage. A second definition of a spin-out is a firm formed when an employee or group of employees leaves an existing entity to form an independent start-up firm. The prior employer can be a firm, a university, or another organization. Spin-outs typically operate at arm's length from the previous organizations and have independent sources of financing, products, services, customers, and other assets. In some cases,

3162-841: The second in Canada, opened. In May 2018, Premium Outlet Collection YEG opened at Edmonton International Airport . In May 2014, the company completed the corporate spin-off of Washington Prime Group , headed by Mark Ordan, the final CEO of Mills Corporation . In January 2015, Washington Prime Group acquired Glimcher Realty Trust and was renamed WP Glimcher . As part of the deal, Simon acquired Jersey Gardens in Elizabeth, New Jersey and University Park Village in Fort Worth, Texas , while WP Glimcher acquired Brunswick Square in East Brunswick, New Jersey from Simon. Two months later,

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3224-410: The setting up of and the conduct of a Sri Lankan REITs. Specific provisions have been included for the verification of title and valuation of property that will form part of the assets of the REIT. Amongst the requirements is the mandatory distribution of approximately 90% of income to the unit holders, which is currently not a requirement for any of the listed entities. Further, due to the availability of

3286-407: The spin-out may license technology from the parent or supply the parent with products or services; conversely, they may become competitors. Such spin-outs are important sources of technological diffusion in high-tech industries. Terms such as hive-up, hive down or hive across are sometime used for transferring a business to a parent company, a subsidiary company or a fellow subsidiary. One of

3348-541: The start of pilot projects in REITs on April 30, 2020. This official announcement represents the beginning of REITs in mainland China. As of March 14, 2024, the landscape of China's Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) saw a significant advancement with the listing of Huaxia Jinmao Commercial REITs (508017) and Jiashi Wumei Consumer REITs (508011) on the Shanghai Stock Exchange on March 12, followed by Huaxia China Resources Commercial REITs (180601) on

3410-554: The stock market. Retail REIT Taubman Centers Inc. launched the modern era of REITs in 1992 with its creation of the UPREIT. In an UPREIT, the parties of an existing partnership and a REIT become partners in a new "operating partnership". The REIT typically is the general partner and the majority owner of the operating partnership units, and the partners who contributed properties have the right to exchange their operating partnership units for REIT shares or cash. The industry struggled during

3472-547: The tax pass through mechanism to Unit Trusts, REITs also could benefit to be a viable business concept to Sri Lanka that will open new horizons for entrepreneurs to take the real estate industry to greater heights. Bernheim Comofi (now AG Real Estate ) introduced Belgian REITs in 1995 with the constitution of Befimmo . Others REITs in Belgium include Cofinimmo and Ascensio. REITs were introduced in Bulgaria in 2004 with

3534-440: The total market capitalisation has reached THB 85 billion across two million square metres of assets. On 1 August 2020, the Securities and Exchange Commission of Sri Lanka (SEC) announced that REITS will be introduced as an extension of the current Unit Trust Code and the new Rules, which came into effect from 31 July 2020 is in the form of a Gazette Notification published by the SEC. These Rules which are comprehensive, will govern

3596-544: Was announced that Simon and Brookfield are set to offer to buy Kohl's . Simon purchased a 50% stake in Jamestown , a real estate developer, in October 2022. In 2007, the company was sued for banning the use of Segways , which the plaintiff claimed was in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act . In 2009, the company was sued by a nightclub for racial discrimination for allegedly blocking its main entrance since

3658-681: Was approved by the Capital Markets Authority in October 2015. The REIT is issued by Stanlib Kenya under the name Fahari I-Reit scheme. The REIT scheme will provide unit holders stable cash inflows from the income generating real estate properties. The unrestricted IPO will be listed on the main investment market segment of the Nairobi Securities Exchange. REITs have been in existence in Ghana since 1994. The Home Finance Company , now HFC Bank , established

3720-681: Was established, which was in 2012. However, tax incentives plans demonstrate an intention of policymakers and lawmakers to boost the competitiveness of the market, and to encourage DIREs to be listed domestically. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan is in the process of implementing a REIT regulatory framework that will allow full foreign ownership, free movement of capital and unrestricted repatriation of profits. It will curb speculation in Pakistani real estate markets and gives access to small investors who want to diversify into real estate. The Securities and Exchange Commission of Pakistan

3782-491: Was relaxed in January 2020 which led to the establishment of the first REIT in the country, AREIT Inc. of Ayala Land which had its public offering in August of the same year. However foreign investors still have poor reception towards REITs during that year when there was also a prevailing COVID-19 pandemic . Commonly referred to as S-REITs, there are more than 40 REITs listed on the Singapore Exchange , with

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3844-755: Was the first Australian real estate investment trust (LPT) on the Australian stock exchanges (now the Australian Securities Exchange ). REITs which are listed on an exchange were known as Listed Property Trusts (LPTs) until March 2008, distinguishing them from private REITs which are known in Australia as Unlisted Property Trusts. They have since been renamed Australian Real Estate Investment Trusts (A-REITs) in line with international practice. REITs have shown numerous benefits over direct investment including lower tax rates and increased liquidity. There are now more than 70 A-REITs listed on

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