Market Value of REIT Liquidity

32 Pages Posted: 16 Feb 2010 Last revised: 5 Sep 2010

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Matthew D. Hill

Arkansas State University

G. W. Kelly

University of Southern Mississippi; Mississippi State University - Department of Finance and Economics

William G. Hardin

Florida International University (FIU) - College of Business Administration

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Date Written: April 23, 2010

Abstract

We examine the relation between firm value and liquidity among REITs. Results show shareholders benefit from both cash and unused credit line capacity. The market values an additional dollar of cash at a premium and, as theory predicts, unused credit lines are significantly less valued than cash. Evidence suggests an increase in the market value of liquidity during the recent financial crisis. We also find that financial characteristics quantifying financial constraint influence the value of REIT financial flexibility. Most notably, the value of cash decreases with remaining credit line capacity. Although prior studies argue that cash and credit lines are substitutes, this is one of the first tests of whether the market prices this substitutability.

Keywords: REITs, liquidity, cash, credit lines, firm value

Suggested Citation

Hill, Matthew D. and Kelly, Gary Wayne and Hardin, William G., Market Value of REIT Liquidity (April 23, 2010). Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics, Forthcoming, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1552115

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William G. Hardin

Florida International University (FIU) - College of Business Administration ( email )

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