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An investment in real estate may be cumbersome at times. Down payments are high and physical real estate is not very liquid at best. An investment in European listed real estate could be a compelling alternative. The sector is quite diverse and consists of real estate investments trusts, commonly known as REITs. In Europe, such companies have essentially developed in countries like the UK, France, the Netherlands and Belgium. More recently, the REIT status was also introduced in several other European countries like Germany, Italy and Spain. Nonetheless, its success was relatively limited due to the financial crisis. Historically, the REIT regime was introduced in the 1960s in the US in order to enable anyone to invest in commercial real estate in an easy and accessible way.
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