Outperforming the benchmark: online information demand and REIT market performance

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-336697
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.33669

Rochdi, Karim ; Dietzel, Marian

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Abstract

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to investigate whether there is a relationship between asset-specific online search interest and movements in the US REIT market. Design/methodology/approach – The authors collect search volume (SV) data from “Google Trends” for a set of keywords representing the information demand of real estate (equity) investors. On this basis, the authors ...