Hedging real estate risk is an important asset and property portfolio management strategy, especially during periods of very high uncertainty, such as the one prevailing during periods of economic and/or financial turmoil.
Economic downturns and financial stress that lead to credit crunches and drastic reduction of demand for real estate cause dramatic decreases in prices of all property types and create an environment of high uncertainty which keeps prices on a downward path.
So what does hedging real estate risk means in good times when prices are rising? It means hedging/ protecting the investor’s capital from unexpected economic and/or financial shocks that will result in significant reduction in capital values.
Therefore, the investor needs to hold a position in another investment instrument or vehicle that will register a counterbalancing increase in value when the value of the particular real estate held by the investor decreases due to the unexpected economic/financial shock. Property derivatives may allow a real estate investor to take such hedging positions but special caution is needed in evaluating the cost of such derivatives and the true hedge that they provide against potential decreases in the values of the particular real estate assets held. For example, taking a counterparty position in a total return swap based on a property index during periods of rising prices, in order to create a hedging position against an unexpected economic shock, that will result in value declines and negative returns may be highly risky. In such an environment of rising prices, it is more likely that the counterparty will be paying the swap buyer, and if such a strategy is employed for many periods the cost of such protection may end up being higher than the gain that will be realized when the unexpected shock takes place eventually.
Real estate risk is not limited to the risk of declining capital values. It includes also some other major risks that need to be hedged, such as significant reduction of Net Operating Income (multitenant properties with significant portion of leases expiring soon entail more risk of this kind) due to drastic reduction in market rents. Furthermore, it includes the interest rate risk , in case that a mortgage loan with an adjustable rate is used to finance part of the investment, and the exchange rate risk in the case of investments located in foreign countries that use different currency.
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