Activating anchor, or sponsored, REITs Looking back in time before the listing of REITs before E-REITs KOCREF and Shinhan Alpha REIT were listed on the stock market of the Korea Exchange in 2018, the effective beginning of the REITs market in Korea, the most vocal and strongest supporters, including policy makers, of REITs were discussing how to activate anchor REITs. Terminology may differ, so to be precise, the anchor REITs being discussed do not refer to anchor REITs from the Housing and Urban Fund and managed by KORAMCO REITs & Trust. It refers to REITs where large developers or conglomerates participate as sponsors. This strategy increases trust in the REITs […]