Comparing Returns of Real Estate Assets in Gateway US Markets By Nason Khomassi BA Spanish Language and Literature, University of Virginia, 2008 And Swapn Shah BT Civil Engineering, SV National Institute of Technology MS Construction Management, Stanford Submitted to the Department of Urban Studies and Planning in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Real Estate Development At the Massachusetts Institute of Technology September, 2014 © 2014 Nason Khomassi and Swapn Shah All rights reserved The authors hereby grant to MIT permission to reproduce and to distribute publicly paper and electronic copies of this thesis document in whole or in part in any medium no known or hereafter created. Signature of Author __________________________________________________ Nason Khomassi Center for Real Estate July 30th, 2014 Signature of Author __________________________________________________ Swapn Shah Center for Real Estate July 30th, 2014 Certified by __________________________________________________ Walter Torous Senior Lecturer, Center for Real Estate Thesis Supervisor Accepted by __________________________________________________ Albert Saiz Chairman, Interdepartmental Degree Program in Real Estate Development 1 Comparing Returns of Real Estate Assets in Gateway US Markets By Nason Khomassi BA Spanish Language and Literature, University of Virginia, 2008 And Swapn Shah BT Civil Engineering, SV National Institute of Technology MS Construction Management, Stanford Submitted to the Program in Real Estate Development in Conjunction with the Center of Real Estate on July 30th, 2014 in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Science in Real Estate Development. ABSTRACT The main objective of this study is to understand and analyze the risk adjusted returns of office building and portfolios and determine whether institutional real estate investors are allocating capital efficiently. NCREIF data from years 1999 to 2014 years will be analyzed. The data will be split into three proportional classes, upper (Class A), middle (Class B), and tertiary (Class C) classes based on asset price per square foot and then their risk adjusted returns will be analyzed with the Sharpe Ratio. Further, based on these findings, the thesis will determine whether a quantitative measure of building classification can be established. Currently, real estate assets, office or otherwise, are only classified qualitatively. Thesis Supervisor: Walter Torous Title: Senior Lecturer, Center for Real Estate 2 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT We would like to thank our families for their unconditional love and support. We would not be here for them. We would also like to thank our classmates and friends for making this such an unforgettable year. A special thanks to Professor Torous whose guidance made this thesis possible. We also would like to thank the good people at NCREIF and Yiqun Wang at Real Capital Analytics for providing the data and expertise on the subject matter. 3 Table of Contents Abstract……………………………………………………………………………………2 Acknowledgements…………………………………………………………………....…..3 Table of Contents……………………………………………………………………...…..4 Introduction………………………………………………………………………….…....5 Literary Review …………………..………………………………………………………8 Classifying Real Estate Assets…………………………………………………...12 NCRIEF Data…………………………………………………………………….15 Methodology……………………………………………………………………………..17 Data………………………………………………………………………………17 Calculations and Analysis……….……………………………………………….21 Results……………………………………………………………………………………25 Conclusion………………………………………………………..……………………...58 Limitations and Scope for More Research……………………………………….………61 Bibliography…………………………………………………………………………..…62 Appendix…………………………………………………………………………………64 4 INTRODUCTION The past two decades have seen strong worldwide demand for quality US real estate assets. In particular, the trend has been marked by the continued institutionalization of real estate products, from the iconic downtown office building, to single family homes, cell phone towers, data centers, timberland, and other assets not typically viewed as core real estate assets. Real estate assets are owned by institutional investors such as private equity firms, Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs), sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, and other private investment vehicles. These investors allocate capital in real estate for portfolio diversification, strong cash flows, absolute returns, and inflation protection. Despite the recent global financial crisis and collapse of the real estate market, the asset class continues to be perceived as an exceptionally safe investment and an excellent store of value. Flight to quality, low interest rates, global liquidity, and a recovering US economy have fueled an increase in asset prices, cap rate compression, and general interest in real estate. Real Estate asset prices and cap rates in many major US markets have equaled or exceeded quarter 4 2007 peak prices. For example, New York City Class A offices are trading at 4-4.5% cap rates and at 126% of peak prices. Property prices have increased by 17%-23% on a per square foot basis in New York, San Francisco, Boston, and LA County. Total yearly transactions of core assets have also increased in major markets, led by New York with $47.2 billion in sales, a 20% year of year increase. Los Angeles, Washington DC, San Francisco all enjoyed double digit increases in transaction. Strikingly, secondary and tertiary markets such as Houston, Atlanta, and Orlando saw transaction volume increases of 42%, 53%, and 137% respectively. The 5 Trophy Asset market has also seen significant activity with three New York City properties, the GM Building, 650 Madison Avenue, and Sony Plaza, all trading at over $1 billion (RCA Global Capital Trends 2014). Fundamentally, the risk and reward in real estate is in its total returns, which comprises of both the cash flows and asset appreciation. The cash flows, likely in the form of monthly rents, are derived from landlords leasing space to tenants. These cash flows tend to be stable and are exogenous to capital markets. On the other hand, asset appreciation and asset valuation are more affected by the capital markets, interest rates, and investor sentiment. Asset prices, even with the exact same rents, can fluctuate greatly from one year to the next based on prevailing cap rates in a market. Just as important as the total return, is the total risk involved with an investment. Similar to other assets, investors demand to be compensated for riskier assets with higher returns. The main objective of this thesis is to understand and analyze the risk adjusted returns of office building and portfolios and determine whether institutional real estate investors are allocating capital efficiently. NCREIF data from years 1999 to 2014 years will be analyzed. The data will be split into three proportional classes, upper (Class A), middle (Class B), and tertiary (Class C) classes based on asset price per square foot and then their risk adjusted returns will be analyzed with the Sharpe Ratio. Further, based on these findings, the thesis will determine whether a quantitative measure of building classification can be established. Currently, real estate assets, office or otherwise, are only classified qualitatively. 6 The core concept of this thesis does have some precedent but has not been researched extensively by the methods proposed. In 1999, Ziering and McIntosh completed a study analyzing real estate on size and measuring their corresponding risk and returns. The study found that as real estate assets grow larger, they tend to produce a higher return and have more risk. While the study showed that markets and investors were efficient, it goes against the popular belief that larger, more iconic assets are safer. Further, it shows that real estate may not behave like stocks, where large cap stocks have lower returns and lower volatility, as opposed to small cap, or growth stocks, which have higher returns and higher risk. By contrast, this study approaches the idea of best in class asset not by total price, but price per square foot. While buildings such as the Empire State Building or Chrysler Building may be large, expensive, and iconic, they do not demand the highest rents in Manhattan. Therefore, for the purposes of this study, sheer magnitude does not constitute “best in class.” The present thesis is organized in the following manner. The next section is an overview of relevant literature and data that is essential to understand both the context and methodologies used in this thesis. Sources include both academia and industry and spans beyond the real estate industry and into capital markets. The next section discusses the methodologies and data used in the analysis. The Results section will then analyze the results of the data analysis, both at a city by city level and holistic market level. Next, the thesis summarizes its findings in the Conclusion with a final analysis of the subject matter. Finally, the last portion of the thesis includes the Limitations and Scope for Further Research, and the Appendix and Bibliography. 7 LITERARY REVIEW The purpose of our thesis is twofold. The first is to determine whether there is a relation between price per square foot, risk, and returns. Second, is to determine whether it is possible to create a quantifiable methodology to differentiate between office asset classes and second then to determine their respective returns. Currently, real estate classification systems are qualitative and subjective. Further, little academic literature has been written on the subject matter. On the other hand, both industry and academic circles have written, studied, and researched investment returns and volatilities. The literature review intends to investigate these matters further. QUANTIFYING REAL ESTATE RETURNS The thesis will determine and compare office class returns by using asset pricing models. Assets are valued by discounting cash flows at a discount rate that is reflective of the risks associated with an assets cash flow. Investors use asset pricing models to find the discount rate for real estate, stocks, bonds, and other assets. The discount rate can be split into two portions, the risk free rate and the risk premium. The risk free rate is simply the rate of return of an asset with no risk, typical a government bond. The risk premium is the return in excess of the risk free rate that an asset is expected to yield. Investors seek a rate of return that compensates them for taking on risk. The Capital Asset Pricing Model (CAPM) helps investors calculate the return they should expect. The CAPM was independently developed by Jack Treynor (1961, 1962), William Sharpe (1964), John Litner (1965), and Jan Mossin (1966). The theory builds off of the earlier work of Harry 8 Markowitz on portfolio theory and diversification. The model states that an investment as two types of risks, systemic risks, and unsystematic risk. Systemic risk is risk that cannot be diversified away. Conversely, idiosyncratic risk is risk that is specific to an asset that can be diversified away in a portfolio. Further, the CAPM explains that the return of an asset is a linear function of risk, meaning the riskier an asset the proportionately more it should return to its investors. The CAPM formula is as follows: E(ri) = rf + ßi[E(rm) - rf) Where: E(ri)= Expected return of asset I rf = Return on risk free asset E(rm) = Return on the market ßi = Beta of asset i with respect to market return The beta measures the relative risk, or volatility, of an asset in comparison with the overall market. For example, if the beta of an asset is 1.5, and the market rises by 20%, then the asset’s return would increase by 30%. The formula for Beta is the following: ßi = cov (ri/rm) / σm2 Where: cov (ri/rm) = the covariance between the asset return and the market return σm2 = the variance of the market returns 9 For the CAPM to hold true, it assumes investors aim to maximize their economic utility, are rational and risk-averse, are broadly diversified across a range of investments, are price takers and cannot manipulate pricing, can lend and borrow unlimited amounts at risk free rate, trade without transaction or taxation costs, deal with securities that are highly divisible into small parcels, have homogenous expectations, and assume all information is available at the same time to all investors. While the CAPM is qualitatively accurate, it studies have shown it is not precisely accurate quantitatively. However, it is important to note that despite its shortcomings, the CAPM is a theoretical building block used to understand risk and return in industry and academia (Bodie, Kane and Marcus, 2011). In 1992, Eugene Fama and Kenneth French updated the CAPM with what is called the Fama-French Three-Factor Model. While the CAPM uses one variable to describe asset returns, the Fama-French model uses three. The components are a market variable, size variable, and book to market variable. The formula for the Fama-French Three-Factor model is as follows: E(ri) = rf + ßi[E(rm) - rf) E(ri) = rf +ßmarket (rmarket factor) + ßsize (rsize factor) + ßbook to market (rbook to market) Where: Market factor = return on market index minus risk-free interest rate Size factor = return on small-firm stocks less return on large firm stocks Book to market factor = return on high book to market ratio stocks less return on low book to market ratio stocks [Breely and Myrers (2001), p. 209] 10 Ling and Naranjo (1990, 1991) created a multi-factor model and studied the correlations between the stock and bond market to macroeconomic events such as changes in interest rates and industrial production. Their studies found that there was a correlation between real estate assets and other asset prices based on these systemic risk factors. Ling and Naranjo determined that changes in real estate per capital consumption, the term structure of interest rates, the real TBill rate, and unexpected inflation are systemic risks to real estate returns. Zeiring and McIntosh (1999) wrote a paper discussing investment risks and returns of real estate based on the property size. The study, using NCREIF data from 1981-1998, investigated the risk-returns of 4 property classes: under $20 million, $20 million - $40 million, $40 million-$100 million, and over $100 million. Interestingly, the study found that size is a factor in terms of risk and reward. The largest property segment, over $100 million, exhibited the best average returns but also the greatest volatility. Pai and Geltner (2007) researched the NCREIF dataset to find see if they could identify factors leading to long run investment returns in real estate. They found that real estate characteristics such as asset size, property type, and market tier could be used to explain returns. Further, they found large properties and the primary markets had a higher return than smaller properties in secondary and tertiary markets. Boudry, Coulson, Kallberg, and Lui (2012) analyzed a 10,454 repeat sale transaction database to determine the similarity of returns of an individual property to an entire real estate index. The study found that individual properties returns did not emulate the returns of the index 11 and that index level returns tend to be lower. The difference in returns can be explained by property level variables such as property size, holding period, building size, land leverage, market level liquidity, year of sale, and location. The study also concluded that real estate returns tend to be random and cannot be attributed to set variables, or replicable characteristics. Thus, they concluded real estate has a significant amount of idiosyncratic risk. CLASSIFYING REAL ESTATE ASSETS The designation of a Class A, Class B, and Class C buildings is subjective, however, the Building Owners and Managers Association International has created a qualitative guideline for classifying buildings. The rating system is as follows: Class A: Most prestigious buildings competing for premier office users with rents above average for the area. Buildings have high quality standard finishes, state of the art systems, exceptional accessibility and a definite market presence. Class B: Buildings competing for a wide range of users with rents in the average range for the area. Building finishes are fair to good for the area. Building finishes are fair to good for the area and systems are adequate, but the building does not compete with Class A at the same price. Class C: Buildings competing for tenants requiring functional space at rents below the average for the area. This thesis will strive to complement BOMA’s qualitative framework with a quantitative approach. 12 Credit rating agencies such as Moody’s and Standard and Poor’s have a similar qualitative system to describe the creditworthiness of a bond issuer. While each credit rating agency uses its own methodology, the goal is the same, to express the agencies opinion about the ability and willingness of a bond issuer to meet its obligations in full and on time. Standard and Poor’s describes its letter ratings qualitatively in the following manner: AAA: Extremely strong capacity to meet financial commitments. Highest rating. AA: Very strong capacity to meet financial commitments. A: Strong capacity to meet financial commitments, but somewhat susceptible to adverse economic conditions and changes in circumstances. BBB: Adequate capacity to meet financial commitments, but more subject to adverse economic conditions. BBB-: Considered lowest investment grade by market participants BB+: Considered highest speculative grade by market participants BB: Less vulnerable in the near-term but faces major ongoing uncertainties to adverse business, financial, and economic conditions. B: More vulnerable to adverse business, financial and economic conditions but currently has the capacity to meet financial commitments. CCC: Currently vulnerable and dependent on favorable business, financial and economic conditions to meet financial commitments. CC: Currently highly vulnerable. C: Currently highly vulnerable obligations and other defined circumstances. D: Payment default on financial commitments. 13 The Credit Agencies qualitative ratings have been extensively studied by the industry and academia producing extensive quantitative research. The following is a chart of cumulative historical default rates of municipal and corporate bonds in relation to their credit rating: CUMULATIVE HISTORIC DEFAULT RATES [In percent] -----------------------------------------------------------------------Moody's S&P Rating categories --------------------------------------Muni Corp Muni Corp -----------------------------------------------------------------------Aaa/AAA......................... 0.00 0.52 0.00 0.60 Aa/AA........................... 0.06 0.52 0.00 1.50 A/A............................. 0.03 1.29 0.23 2.91 Baa/BBB......................... 0.13 4.64 0.32 10.29 Ba/BB........................... 2.65 19.12 1.74 29.93 B/B............................. 11.86 43.34 8.48 53.72 Caa-C/CCC-C..................... 16.58 69.18 44.81 69.19 Investment Grade................ 0.07 2.09 0.20 4.14 Non-Invest Grade................ 4.29 31.37 7.37 42.35 All............................. 0.10 9.70 0.29 12.98 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ As seen above, the credit rating agencies letter qualitative letter rating has a direct and intuitive relation to the probability of default. This thesis hopes to begin to lay a similar rating framework that should relate to risk adjusted returns of the underlying real estate asset. There is little literature in industry or academia differentiating between primary, secondary, and tertiary markets. Much of the difference comes down to historical preferences and investor sentiment. Most industry professionals refer to the “big six” as primary market real estate markets in the US. These markets include: New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles. Recently, cities like Houston and Seattle have gained much investor appeal and may be considered primary. For the purposes of this thesis, we have 14 compiled the average transaction volume of the top 20 US MSA’s from 2001-2013 and used this as a measure to gauge which are primary markets. The data is as follows (RCA see appendix): New York City Metro Los Angeles Metro DC Metro San Francisco Metro Chicago Boston Houston Seattle Dallas Atlanta South Florida San Diego Denver Phoenix Philadelphia Metro Austin Minneapolis Sacramento Portland Charlotte $ 14,955,467,685.07 $ 6,474,103,247.79 $ 6,467,318,198.29 $ 5,895,857,476.50 $ 3,654,886,538.21 $ 3,396,762,766.07 $ 2,253,315,818.50 $ 2,230,539,296.64 $ 2,102,648,548.86 $ 1,974,039,861.29 $ 1,621,278,278.50 $ 1,510,001,104.29 $ 1,343,033,269.43 $ 1,264,513,918.86 $ 1,021,140,234.64 $ 809,867,709.64 $ 708,645,136.71 $ 551,979,712.36 $ 493,548,990.36 $ 444,542,190.43 While the cutoff is arbitrary and subjective, for the purposes of this thesis we have concluded that the top six markets by transaction volume, which agrees with investor sentiments, are indeed the primary real estate markets in the United States. NCRIEF DATA NCREIF was created to help institutional real estate investors as an unbiased collector, processor, validator, and disseminator of real estate performance data. It is a non-for-profit trade association that serves its members, both in industry and academia. The NCREIF dataset goes 15 back to the 4th quarter of 1977 and consists of 30,000 properties historically. Currently, there are approximately 10,000 properties that include office, industrial, retail, residential, and timberland. As of 2014, there are around 7,000 properties in the NCREIF database. Data includes detailed appraised values, property level cash flows, net operating incomes, and capital expenditures. For the purposes of this thesis, only office data used because retail, industrial, hotels, and residential assets have characteristics that may produce biased results. In the case of retail, certain product types in major markets are not owned by institutional investors or are difficult to analyze. For example, assets on Rodeo Drive in Beverly Hills, or storefronts on 5th Avenue in New York City would need to be part of any complete analysis, but the data is difficult to aggregate. Further, many of the top retail institutional assets in primary markets lie outside of typical market borders such as the top mall serving the Washington DC market, the Tysons Corner Mall in Northern Virginia. In the case of shopping malls, the two top producing malls in the United States are not located in the six primary markets, but rather in Miami (Bal Harbor Shops) and Las Vegas (Forum Shops at Caesars Palace). Further, retail is operation intensive and developers who can strike deals with anchor tenants will often have the most success. Industrial assets, much like mall assets are often outside of the city core, such as the Inland Empire in California, or located in strong port cities such as Houston, Miami, San Diego, or Seattle. Also, industrial assets in each city are often quite different. In Boston for example, Industrial may include research & development space whereas in San Francisco it may be tech space. Hotels are an operation intensive business and are less dependent on the actual real estate. Food and Beverage are often important components of the hotel business, thus the asset class was omitted from the study. Multifamily assets are also difficult to analyze because of local rent 16 regulations. Cities such as New York and San Francisco have complex rent control regulations that would alter returns in those markets as opposed to other cities with fewer regulations. Thus, to avoid the aforementioned biases only office assets are analyzed in this thesis. Office assets are also the most commoditized of the property types. For example, an office building in Boston will be very similar to an office in Chicago. Unlike residential real estate, office uses are not subject to rent escalation restrictions and in general, are unregulated. 17 METHODOLOGY The purpose of this thesis is to determine the risk adjusted returns of office buildings in primary US markets. Further, it aims to determine whether the price per square foot paid has an impact on the overall volatility of the asset and the total returns. Additionally, it seeks to determine whether it is possible create a quantifiable methodology to differentiate between office asset classes. The thesis uses the NCREIF database and analyzed data from 1999-2014. The analysis consisted of two parts, the first is the filtering of the data and the second is the analysis and calculation of portfolio level internal rates of returns and Sharpe Ratios. DATA NCREIF DATA The NCREIF database was used to construct portfolios of real estate assets. NCREIF has complied over 550,000 quarters of data that needed to be sorted, filtered, and analyzed for this thesis. The data included information regarding office, industrial, retail, and residential institutional properties from 1999-2014. Ideally, each property would include appraised values, operating income, operating expenses, and capital expenditures for each quarter, but this was not the case. Much of the data is partial or incomplete, or only exists for a few quarters as the property traded hands. INSTITUTIONAL OFFICE PROPERTIES IN PRIMARY MARKETS Since NCREIF only collects data from large real estate funds and pension funds, it is assumed that all of the properties found in the database are of institutional grade and quality. 18 Thus, the first stage of data processing is to remove all data points that do not correspond to office properties. Next, we removed all properties that were not located in primary markets. We determined that primary markets include New York City, Boston, Washington DC, Chicago, Los Angeles, and San Francisco. These cities were chosen because for a number of quantitative and qualitative reasons. Quantitatively, these six cities, or MSA’s, had the highest total transaction volume from 2001-2013. In fact, Boston, whose transaction volume was the lowest of the six, was still 50% higher than the 7th placing city, Houston. These six cities, often referred to as the “big six” or “sexy six,” are generally considered to be primary markets by real estate professionals. The data is then filtered into six portfolios with each corresponding with office buildings in their respective cities. BUILDING CLASSIFICATION TIERS This thesis does not attempt to classify office buildings by their traditional and qualitative measure of Class A, Class B, and Class C. Rather, it sorts office buildings into three quantifiable classes with the same names. Each Class represents the following: Class A: The top 33% of office buildings in a particular market based on their appraised price per square foot in quarter 1 of 2000 (plus or minus one quarter) Class B: The middle 33%-66% of office buildings in a particular market based on their appraised price per square foot in quarter 1 of 2000 (plus or minus one quarter) Class C: The lowest 33% of office buildings in a particular market based on their appraised price per square foot in quarter 1 of 2000 (plus or minus one quarter) 19 It is important to recognize that each of the Tiers is determined with respect to the market in which a building is located. For example, the PSF for a Tier 1 building in Chicago will be different New York City. Thus, the methodology sorts buildings into three groups relative to their respective market. WHY PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT? The methodology employed to classify buildings does not follow the traditional method of office building classification. The thesis does not attempt to classify each building by quality, amenities, locations, etc. It is assumed that since all of these buildings are owned by large institutional landlords, they are therefore institutional assets. Further, nearly all institutional assets will be Class A buildings and Class B buildings. Typically, the method for discriminating between a Class A and Class B buildings, although qualitative, would include some mix of building quality, building size, building amenities, and building location. The methodology in this thesis merely separates institutional assets into Classes by appraised PSF. It is assumed that all of the qualities inherent to a property’s value, or class, are priced into this value. While in theory, one could build the world’s most beautiful building with the best amenities in a rural county, it would be silly to deem it Class A if it has no locational value. Alternately, the thesis could have employed a rent per square foot as its basis for classification system. The danger in this method is that an exceptional property may have a long term lease with below market rents, which may not be indicative of the property’s true market value. Thus, we feel the appraised PSF is the best method to classify overall building quality. 20 SAMPLE PERIOD The range of data used in this thesis is from 1999-2014, more precisely, 1st quarter of 2000 to the 4th quarter of 2013, plus or minus one quarter. All data points that do not start and end on these dates are not included in the sample. The start date captures real estate prices and values at the peak of tech bubble of the late 90’s and 2000. Further, the data continues through the subsequent tech bubble crash, recovery and boom in the post 9/11 economy, the 2008 global financial crisis, and subsequent recovery. Thus, the data covers the entire real estate cycle and a recovery. The analysis of a complete real estate cycle is critical in the analysis of this thesis because different asset types may perform differently in different economic conditions. It is assumed that real estate investors are long term asset holders due to transaction costs and thus, a long sample range is required. Upon sorting and filtering the data, a sufficient sample size of properties met our criteria. The data however, was far from perfect. Many quarters of data were missing or incomplete. The quarters without a full data set of appraisal price, operating income, operating expenses, and capital expenditures were removed. Also, properties without at least 40 quarters of complete data were disregarded. INCOME AND TOTAL RETURN To calculate the total returns of each specific property both property level cash flow and appreciation needs to be accounted for. NCREIF data provides quarterly rental income that from which we then subtract operating expenses and capital expenditures. This is the value used to calculate property level cash flow. Currently in the real estate industry, Net Operating Income is used to refer to the cash flow of a property. While this number is widely used in practice, it does not include capital expenditures and is therefore not the most accurate representation of true 21 property level cash flows. Finally, asset appreciation is included to calculate the total returns of an asset. Gains or losses from appreciation or depreciation are included in the total returns by subtracting the final appraisal price by the first appraisal price. CALCULATIONS AND ANALYSIS INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN The first step in data analysis is calculating the Internal Rate of Return for each of the properties in our data set. The internal rate of return, or IRR, is simply the discount rate that makes the net present values of all cash flows from a particular investment equal to zero. The IRR in this study included cash flows from operation as well as the difference in appraisal price in the first and final quarters. The formula used to calculate IRR is the following: 0 = CFo + CF1/(1+IRR) + CF2/(1+IRR)2 + CF3/(1+IRR)3 + ….. + CFn(1+IRR)n Where: CF = Cash flow It is important to recognize that while IRR provides a number used to compare investment returns between assets, it does not provide insights into the risks associated with an investment nor does it regard the timing of those cash flows. 22 SHARPE RATIO The final step in the analysis is to calculate a Sharpe ratio, every quarter, for each property. The Sharpe ratio is used to measure risk-adjusted performance of an asset. The three variables in the Sharpe ratio were calculated as follows: Asset Return: The internal rate of return as discussed above Risk Free Rate: The 3 month Treasury bill Asset Standard Deviation: To calculate the standard deviation for a particular class of property first we calculate the baseline rent for each individual property in a particular quarter. We do this by taking the first quarter rent as a base and then we grow it at quarterly rate of 1.25% every quarter. This baseline rent, calculated quarterly, will be the basis for our calculations. We then compare the actual rent received by the property to the expected baseline rent and calculate the percentage difference between the two rental incomes. Then, we use percentage difference between the two rental incomes to calculate the quarterly standard deviation of the rent. We then convert the quarterly standard deviation to an annual standard deviation by multiplying it by (square root n). In this case n is 4 and hence to calculate quarterly deviation we multiplied by 2 to come up with annualized number. These three values are then are used to calculate the Sharpe ratio. Each property’s quarterly Sharpe ratio is the averaged over the life of the investment and then averaged within its respective Tier. Once property level Sharpe ratios are calculated, the Sharpe Ratios for each of 23 the three investment Tiers within a specific market. Finally, all of the assets within Tier 1, 2, and 3 are averaged together to produce a three final Sharpe Ratios. 24 RESULTS The data was compiled and analyzed for all six cities and finally, aggregated into final portfolio results as seen in the last section here. The results are as follows: BOSTON Internal Rate of Return The IRR of 19 properties in Boston were calculated over the life of 14 year investment cycle. The data does not show a strong correlation between IRR and price per square foot. 16 of the 19 properties returned 5-12%, with the two outliers of a -4.4% and 2.2% coming from the lower end of the PSF, and a return of 13.9% coming from the highest end of the PSF spectrum. 25 VOLATILITY The volatilities, taken as the standard deviation of a flat line growth rate as compared to actual cash flow, show a clear linear pattern. On a portfolio level, as price per square foot increases, volatility decreases. As seen, Class A volatilities are lower than Class B volatilities, and Class B volatilities are lower than Class C volatilities. 26 SHARPRE RATIO The following graph is the Sharpe Ratio of each property in the data set. The Sharpe Ratio was calculated for each property quarterly, which was then averaged over the entirety of the investment. The graph, much like the IRR data, does not show a strong correlation between the Sharpe Ratio and price per square foot. You will recognize the same three outliers as the IRR data. 27 CAP RATES The cap rate of each property was calculated as the net operating income of the first quarter over the appraised value of the first quarter. There does not appear to be a correlation between cap rates and price per square foot. The cap rates under 5% do stand out, at least given where cap rates stood at the turn of the century, but can be explained as properties that were either at below market rents or with significant vacancies. 28 AVERAGE NOI/PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT The following graph is the average NOI of all of the properties in the data set over the average appraised price per square foot. This data was recalculated quarterly. The decrease could come from either lower rents, increased operating expenses, or perhaps both. 29 CHICAGO INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN Chicago had a larger data set than Boston, totaling 36 properties. There did not appear to be a correlation between price per square foot and returns. As you can see, the IRR of the individual properties tend to fluctuate within a range of about 2-13%. There are two outliers at the lower end of the spectrum, with one returning 27.4% and the other losing -2.3% for their respective purchasers. As with any data set, outliers are expect overall however, it is clear no distinct trend or correlation exists. 30 VOLATILITY The relative volatilities of Class A, Class B, and Class C office assets do not follow a distinct trend or patter. The volatility of Class A office space is higher than Class B and Class C asset, which is a different outcome than Boston. Interestingly, there does not appear to be a considerable difference in risk for Class B and Class C office buildings. Theoretically, this would lead investors to invest in assets at a lower PSF to limit exposure and for diversification purposes. 31 SHARPE RATIO The Sharpe Ratio of real estate office assets in Chicago does not appear to have a correlation and pattern to price per square foot. While the data set is limited, the highest end assets in Chicago appear to perform worse than less expensive assets. Thus, it appears that assets at a the lower end of the price per square have more value for institutional investors than assets at the highest price points. 32 CAP RATES There does not appear to be a correlation between price per square foot and cap rates. This means that investors do not believe that best or worst in class assets will outperform, or have higher growth rates. 33 AVERAGE NOI / SQUARE FOOTAGE The overall average NOI over square footage trend flucated between two and three. The rate, overall, remained flat over the investment horizon. 34 LOS ANGELES INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN The data set for Los Angeles consists of 55 assets. Properties above 200 PSF in particular, do not perform as well as office buildings less than 200 PSF. Also, you will notice that in comparison to Boston and Chicago, real estate assets performed better in Los Angeles. 35 VOLATILITY The Los Angeles real estate market exhibits greater volatility than other markets. The volatilities of Class A and Class C assets are nearly identical. Class B assets stand out as the most volatile in this market. 36 SHARPE RATIO There does not appear to be a correlation between price per square foot and Sharpe Ratio for assets in Los Angeles. 37 CAP RATE / PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT There is no correlation between price per square foot and cap rates. There are some unusual figures, such as cap rates above 20%, as well as negative cap rates. Negative cap rates occur when a buildings operating and capital expenditures exceed income from rents. This can occur if in the first quarter the building had a high vacancy rate, a large percentage of tenants with rent abatements, or was undergoing a major capital improvement. 38 AVERAGE NOI /SQUARE FOOTAGE The graph shows that rents in Los Angeles have grown over the investment horizon of this study. It is understandable then, that on average Los Angeles had higher IRR’s than Boston and Chicago respectively. 39 NEW YORK INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN New York had a data set of 20 properties and they did not exhibit a linear trend. However, from the data it is clear that the most expensive assets on a square foot basis all performed very well. All but one property over 200 PSF produced a double digit IRR over the investment time horizon. On the lower end of the investment spectrum, only one asset returned less than 5%. 40 VOLATILITY Office buildings in New York City are relatively volatile. They do not exhibit a linear trend based on price paid per square foot. Class C assets are the least volatile in New York. Class A and Class B assets are significantly more volatile, with Class B being slightly more volatile than class A. 41 SHARPR RATIO The Sharpe Ratio of office buildings in New York do not have a correlation with price per square foot. It appears that assets on the lower end of the spectrum have a wider range of Sharpe Ratios, as opposed to the Sharpe Ratio of buildings on the higher end of the price range, which tend to be more consistent. 42 CAP RATE / PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT New York office buildings historically have low cap rates relative to other US markets. Here, there does not appear to be a correlation of cap rate and price per square foot. 43 AVERAGE NOI / SQUARE FOOTAGE New York office buildings experienced strong growth over the time horizon of the study. A sharp incline of rents is seen at the height of the real estate boom, with a decline just a sharp after its collapse. 44 SAN FRANCISCO INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN There is no clear trend or relationship between IRR and price per square foot in San Francisco. Only one of the 43 assets produced a negative return over the study time period. Further, almost all of the buildings returned between 7-17%, a fairly strong investment by most standards. 45 VOLATILITY San Francisco office assets do not exhibit a major difference in volatility based on square footage, especially in comparison to other markets. While the graph below shows a linear relationship between volatility and class of building, relative to other markets one could assume that this is essentially a flat result. 46 SHARPE RATIO Office assets in San Francisco do not exhibit a relationship between price per square foot and Sharpe Ratio. 47 CAP RATE / PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT There is no relationship between cap rate and price per square and cap rate. This is a trend that is consistent throughout all of the markets. 48 AVERAGE NOI / SQUARE FOOTAGE Cash flows from real estate in San Francisco have been trending upwards in the study period. Interestingly, they have been fairly consistent despite the 2001 dot com bubble and 2008 real estate bubble. You will also notice a strong uptick in the final quarters of the graph, likely from recent growth of tech, social media, and startups. 49 WASHINGTON DC INTERNAL RATE OF RETURN This thesis analyzed 29 properties in the Washington DC market, with almost all of the assets returning above 10% IRRs. The data does show a slight downward trend as price per square foot increases. There is also one asset which produced an exceptional, 36.7% IRR. A staggering figure over such a long time period. 50 VOLATILITY Like Boston and to some extent, San Francisco, Washington DC office buildings show a correlation between price and volatility. The volatility of Class A buildings are less than Class B buildings, which is less than Class C buildings. 51 SHARPE RATIO The Sharpe Ratio of assets in Washington DC may have a slight correlation, trending upwards as price per square foot increases. The graph shows some similarities to the New York market, where Sharpe Ratios at the high end of the spectrum appear more consistent and slightly higher than less expensive assets. 52 CAP RATE / PRICE PER SQUARE FOOT Cap rate data in Washington DC does not appear to have a relationship to price per square foot. 53 AVERAGE NOI / SQUARE FOOTAGE NOI rates in Washington DC show a clear upward trend throughout the data period. Interestingly, there is a sharp increase around the time of the real estate crash. Presumably, before the time of the collapse rents surged and government spending helped buoy rents through the crisis and into the recovery. 54 NATIONAL PORTFOLIO SHARE RATIOS The following is a graph of all of market level and national level Sharpe Ratios of Class A, Class B, and Class C assets. The national portfolio was constructing by taking the weighted average of all of the Sharpe Ratios by Class. Interestingly, the data shows at a national level, the Sharpe Ratio for Class A and Class B assets are identical at .15, and Class C is at .16. At the local level the different classes of real estate had varying Sharpe Ratios yet at the national level they were consistent. 55 MARKET BASED NOI / SF The following comparative graph reiterates that Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco, and Washington DC saw strong income growth over the sample period. Alternatively, Chicago saw flat rents and rents in Boston declined. Also, there is no relationship between market price to growth. 56 PRICE VOLATILY The price volatility of office buildings does not appear to have a correlation between price per square foot, or class. Two cities, Los Angeles and New York, stand out as more volatile than the rest. 57 CONCLUSION The results obtained from analyzing the NCREIF data for six key markets in US clearly show that the Sharpe Ratios for all the classes of office buildings are almost the same on aggregate levels. This tells us that there is no disproportionate risk adjusted return in investing in one class of offices as compared to other. Ex-Ante an investor should expect his risk adjusted returns to be the same for all his office investments. Assuming that returns on all types of office buildings have the same co-relation with other assets, this finding is in line with the portfolio theory and proves that the market for office assets is very efficient at least in the major markets of US. However, a significant difference in Sharpe Ratios between various classes of buildings have been observed within individual cities. Especially the Class C buildings in both Boston and Chicago have a much lower Sharpe ratios then Class A and B assets. On the other hand Class C offices in the other four markets of New York, Los Angeles, Washington DC and San Francisco have Sharpe ratios which are either higher or at least equal to the other classes of buildings. Upon analysis of rental growth trends in these markets we found that the Net Operating Income per square feet have either remained stable or declined in case of first two cities whereas they have increased in the case of the remaining four markets. This growth in NOI is highly co-related to the GDP growth in these MSAs over the study period. As a case in point, Washington DC area has been among the top ten growing MSAs of USA. Even the other three MSAs having a positive NOI growth have grown faster than Boston and Chicago for past decade. So one of the explanation of the varying Sharpe Ratios of Class C assets relative to Class A assets could be 58 that Class C offices would require higher maintenance and capital expenditure which can only be offset in an environment of general rental growth. There does appear to be some distinction between classes of real estate within certain markets. However, the data does not show that there is a simple method to determine the class of a building quantifiably instead of qualitatively. Perhaps a data set with greater scope and range in asset quality would prove to be more better in creating a quantifiable method to differentiate between asset classes. So what does this all mean for an investor? An investor deciding to invest in office buildings would not know about the future GDP growth rates of various cities. Ex-ante, it would be very difficult to identify cities that would grow faster than the rest of the economy. An investor should choose an office class that most suits his investment mandate or specific capability that he might have and diversify into few different un-correlated markets. He is unlikely to receive an extraordinary return by investing in one class of buildings as compared to the other as long as the investments are diversified across various markets. The popular sentiment that value add investments or investments in Class B and Class C buildings provide extraordinary risk adjusted returns is at least not proven in the data we have analyzed. Is there no role for an investment manager? What we have analyzed is an aggregate market level data. What we are trying to prove here is that there is no hedging opportunity that can be created by investing in one class of office as compared to the other. However, there is significant variation in Sharpe Ratios of individual buildings as well as that between building classes in a particular market. If the manager has some special skill by which he can identify markets which are likely to grow faster in future, there is a good amount of risk adjusted return to be made. Also if the investment manager can identify mispriced buildings in any market there 59 is obviously extraordinary money to be made by pursuing such opportunities. However, the efficiency of the markets in general, as proven by our analysis gives very little scope to expect ex ante extraordinary returns. 60 LIMITATIONS AND SCOPE FOR MORE RESEARCH The thesis is limited by the short time period used in the study, only from 1999-2014. Further analysis should be completed on multiple real estate cycles. In comparison to stocks, which data runs from 1925, real estate data is limited. The study is also limited only to primary markets. Institutional investors do have assets in secondary and tertiary markets and those properties should be studied as well. 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McIntosh. “Property Size and Risk: Why Bigger is Not Always Better.” Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management 5, no. 2 (1999): 105-112 63 APPENDIX Office Building Transaction Volume (RCA) Average Office Cap Rate per Market (RCA) 64 National Portfolio Averages NOI / SF Excel Data Year Class A Class B Class C Overall Dec-99 5.608081 2.85497 1.344235 3.269095 Mar-00 5.009734 2.790087 1.29748 3.032434 Jun-00 5.29645 3.088293 1.400024 3.261589 Sep-00 5.330565 3.065992 1.538169 3.311576 Dec-00 5.474779 3.107653 1.402754 3.328395 Mar-01 5.622646 3.104361 1.469122 3.39871 Jun-01 5.423629 3.137418 1.518078 3.359708 Sep-01 5.396427 3.314835 1.572353 3.427872 Dec-01 5.150685 3.13761 1.695229 3.327841 Mar-02 5.057127 2.998212 1.69849 3.251277 Jun-02 5.374014 3.230661 1.668737 3.424471 Sep-02 5.564828 3.246245 1.616317 3.475797 Dec-02 4.991322 3.113756 1.592512 3.23253 Mar-03 4.864761 3.024823 1.634459 3.174681 Jun-03 4.990801 3.101717 1.772816 3.288445 Sep-03 5.134236 3.115113 1.605807 3.285052 Dec-03 5.110799 3.424086 1.450812 3.328566 65 19994 20001 20002 20003 20004 20011 20012 20013 20014 20021 20022 20023 20024 20031 20032 20033 20034 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 4.967684 4.929118 4.936209 4.933379 4.849663 5.137286 4.673126 4.939833 5.058221 5.377754 5.294645 5.714835 5.381106 5.750178 5.420259 5.952034 6.215205 6.806801 6.333151 6.447521 6.070459 6.141023 5.920603 6.09782 5.969311 6.055985 6.015076 6.234562 6.098445 6.216361 6.047784 5.98981 6.048935 6.237212 5.902281 6.141347 6.015799 6.491826 6.375143 6.324237 6.051058 3.031863 3.029506 3.099701 3.085335 3.10961 3.359978 3.105854 3.06414 3.083782 3.244306 3.132132 3.209923 3.235827 3.251378 3.339951 3.363255 3.355217 3.531593 3.372315 3.544574 3.537645 3.507772 3.400002 3.328342 3.520033 3.469619 3.459501 3.477376 3.420677 3.291995 3.297709 3.406468 3.364085 3.432531 3.340955 3.47121 3.497173 3.644694 3.761283 3.434097 3.485197 1.409873 1.446564 1.436213 1.406643 1.512642 1.615189 1.559638 1.511519 1.59465 1.581999 1.518767 1.539834 1.575269 1.545746 1.524113 1.532558 1.627453 2.113097 1.536217 1.621869 1.518402 1.493802 1.457896 1.456255 1.342895 1.443774 1.385806 1.408095 1.325416 1.359574 1.325153 1.372226 1.434578 1.388414 1.417532 1.374075 1.455988 1.474339 1.519633 1.564298 1.546846 3.136474 3.135063 3.157374 3.141786 3.157305 3.370818 3.112873 3.171831 3.245551 3.401353 3.315182 3.488197 3.397401 3.515767 3.428108 3.615949 3.732625 4.150497 3.747228 3.871321 3.708835 3.714199 3.592834 3.627472 3.610746 3.656459 3.620128 3.706678 3.614846 3.622643 3.556882 3.589501 3.615866 3.686053 3.553589 3.66221 3.65632 3.870287 3.885353 3.774211 3.694367 66 20041 20042 20043 20044 20051 20052 20053 20054 20061 20062 20063 20064 20071 20072 20073 20074 20081 20082 20083 20084 20091 20092 20093 20094 20101 20102 20103 20104 20111 20112 20113 20114 20121 20122 20123 20124 20131 20132 20133 20134 20141 City Level NOI / SF Excel Data Year Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Boston 4.286859 4.182234 3.666149 3.741686 3.90383 3.648794 3.91163 3.830057 3.811096 3.822783 4.250538 3.782616 3.456536 3.390943 3.478187 3.461434 3.438934 3.495494 3.277576 3.16256 3.340562 3.012737 3.007831 2.833555 3.13175 2.823502 2.995472 3.011205 3.118345 2.795354 2.903614 2.803542 2.932167 2.785908 3.375742 2.990856 3.187652 2.874462 Chicago 2.874307 2.381056 2.650269 2.786211 2.771134 2.753484 2.840374 2.75289 2.609195 2.119335 2.674545 2.959727 2.714865 2.50588 2.888332 2.720761 3.109294 2.195817 2.456344 2.371857 2.460489 2.224974 2.370689 2.347812 2.455735 2.129522 2.617287 2.400569 2.917533 2.083293 2.60991 2.621025 2.606615 2.261664 2.562137 2.507533 2.48531 2.121444 Los Angeles 2.275958 2.21334 2.246696 2.327677 2.256616 2.397251 2.270848 2.413916 2.207523 2.332591 2.386398 2.425089 2.388218 2.377276 2.344494 2.316245 2.240138 2.298938 2.308958 2.348149 2.289749 2.394261 2.497419 2.488324 2.492087 2.613805 2.658926 2.560063 2.753674 2.875139 2.803819 2.921848 2.966234 3.239501 3.406644 3.325641 3.704461 3.30664 New York 5.432152 4.41897 4.986693 4.408513 4.837742 5.084631 5.29704 5.182872 5.23175 4.682663 5.135312 5.32839 4.711713 3.858135 4.774834 4.771605 5.55224 4.689128 4.770189 4.884223 4.754253 4.627582 5.578082 4.240995 4.682635 4.895842 4.910788 5.180531 4.733828 4.925827 5.484133 4.591631 5.545842 6.210246 8.420443 5.623249 5.475925 6.101365 67 San Washington Francisco DC 3.386756 3.775585 3.381656 3.335801 3.654786 3.782521 4.008326 3.645583 3.701695 3.944939 4.045369 3.852516 3.919159 3.757946 4.005952 4.094244 3.89968 4.059528 4.093171 3.9594 4.052585 3.880476 3.672619 4.268085 3.911962 3.507839 4.113746 3.6984 3.932394 3.648014 4.074413 3.714064 3.720483 3.753498 3.934386 3.623602 3.73652 3.646195 3.696316 3.901246 3.619616 3.882277 3.876635 3.994597 4.115526 4.120434 3.633898 4.092553 3.487021 4.077361 3.815194 4.322667 3.941318 4.430893 3.779133 4.323687 4.021936 4.402286 4.277912 4.277445 4.031035 4.496224 3.882321 4.570852 4.387336 4.318185 4.556954 5.462716 4.449591 5.83517 4.696448 5.184554 4.555074 5.572057 4.47761 5.573393 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 2.596773 2.494547 2.814095 2.733506 2.620047 2.595857 2.638649 2.471382 2.510037 2.593342 2.580451 2.759502 2.605024 2.671398 2.71021 2.722501 2.927697 3.585928 2.83544 2.46123 2.439112 2.596118 2.479271 2.223667 2.484358 2.519165 2.452355 2.239535 2.314618 2.452402 2.602671 2.124739 2.604523 2.162766 2.561807 2.152199 2.579234 2.673518 2.715961 2.122231 3.146914 3.154046 3.029928 3.136442 3.147085 3.018993 3.241721 3.141313 3.141502 3.066421 2.926289 2.94636 2.933287 2.769567 2.989745 3.088954 3.178124 3.059925 2.865926 2.983183 5.934288 5.476187 5.645964 5.620922 6.03678 5.803536 6.332104 6.400605 6.272116 6.538128 6.722883 6.584921 7.067495 6.632174 6.720232 6.345971 6.990225 7.110213 7.135629 6.562917 4.580206 4.243459 4.092764 4.576732 4.415726 4.422287 4.420962 4.428994 4.405099 4.152618 4.136053 4.516944 4.237594 4.366421 4.168319 4.511484 4.348288 4.614489 4.298745 5.146136 5.845971 5.579721 6.138207 5.485738 5.518386 5.663921 5.548889 5.341768 5.500324 5.142297 5.348027 5.470204 5.659978 5.614871 5.623224 5.5702 5.679681 5.387892 5.419616 5.164347 Boston Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 NOI PSF 4.286859 363.71 4.182234 268.79 3.666149 245.79 3.741686 221.72 3.90383 199.21 3.648794 183.84 3.91163 178.50 3.830057 176.86 3.811096 175.68 3.822783 152.18 4.250538 140.59 3.782616 134.79 3.456536 133.54 3.390943 117.94 3.478187 102.54 Cap Rate PSF IRR 9% 363.71 9% 268.79 7% 245.79 7% 221.72 10% 199.21 9% 183.84 9% 178.50 2% 176.86 8% 175.68 8% 152.18 8% 140.59 11% 134.79 10% 133.54 10% 117.94 9% 102.54 68 PSF 13.9% 363.71 7.8% 268.79 10.3% 245.79 11.7% 221.72 6.9% 199.21 5.0% 183.84 8.2% 178.50 10.1% 176.86 10.2% 175.68 4.8% 152.18 8.0% 140.59 9.5% 134.79 5.1% 133.54 8.0% 117.94 7.7% 102.54 Sharpe Ratio 0.214299 0.111326 0.149532 0.176062 0.09174 0.054566 0.113756 0.148832 0.152423 0.049443 0.104071 0.134681 0.058274 0.105757 0.096737 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 3.461434 3.438934 3.495494 3.277576 3.16256 3.340562 3.012737 3.007831 2.833555 3.13175 2.823502 2.995472 3.011205 3.118345 2.795354 2.903614 2.803542 2.932167 2.785908 3.375742 2.990856 3.187652 2.874462 2.596773 2.494547 2.814095 2.733506 2.620047 2.595857 2.638649 2.471382 2.510037 2.593342 2.580451 2.759502 2.605024 2.671398 2.71021 2.722501 2.927697 3.585928 2.83544 66.11 64.90 64.50 60.50 11% 5% 4% 9% 66.11 64.90 64.50 60.50 69 2.2% 8.5% -4.4% 10.9% 66.11 0.007503 64.90 0.112541 64.50 -0.10173 60.50 0.154356 Mar-14 2.46123 Chicago Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 NOI PSF 2.874307 2.381056 2.650269 2.786211 2.771134 2.753484 2.840374 2.75289 2.609195 2.119335 2.674545 2.959727 2.714865 2.50588 2.888332 2.720761 3.109294 2.195817 2.456344 2.371857 2.460489 2.224974 2.370689 2.347812 2.455735 2.129522 2.617287 2.400569 2.917533 2.083293 2.60991 2.621025 2.606615 2.261664 301.74 296.44 278.80 229.88 225.95 204.68 198.34 192.00 191.03 171.67 161.41 157.92 151.99 150.38 129.58 127.46 125.82 124.81 124.03 119.3103 118.6202 114.9667 110.1738 102.1383 98.41336 97.97422 90.17153 68.60262 57.44167 55.81156 50.78313 49.40367 47.98211 41.25814 Cap Rate 9% 1% 11% 9% 8% 6% 10% 12% 5% 9% 8% 5% 7% 2% 7% 8% 11% 6% 10% 9% 8% 10% 4% 15% 9% 9% 9% 10% 10% 10% 10% 9% 10% 11% PSF IRR 301.74 296.44 278.80 229.88 225.95 204.68 198.34 192.00 191.03 171.67 161.41 157.92 151.99 150.38 129.58 127.46 125.82 124.81 124.03 119.3103 118.6202 114.9667 110.1738 102.1383 98.41336 97.97422 90.17153 68.60262 57.44167 55.81156 50.78313 49.40367 47.98211 41.25814 70 1.5% 7.3% 10.8% 12.5% 14.5% 9.3% 7.9% 10.5% 10.0% 10.9% 1.8% 10.6% 11.5% 4.3% 8.8% 10.1% 6.0% 4.9% 2.9% 13.5% 8.0% 8.6% 9.6% 7.3% 11.2% 10.8% 8.5% -2.3% 10.3% 11.6% 8.4% 8.6% 8.7% 5.0% PSF Sharpe Ratio 301.74 296.44 278.80 229.88 225.95 204.68 198.34 192.00 191.03 171.67 161.41 157.92 151.99 150.38 129.58 127.46 125.82 124.81 124.03 119.3103 118.6202 114.9667 110.1738 102.1383 98.41336 97.97422 90.17153 68.60262 57.44167 55.81156 50.78313 49.40367 47.98211 41.25814 -0.00918 0.104683 0.170572 0.200228 0.249125 0.148011 0.115132 0.172437 0.159194 0.175483 -0.00622 0.174083 0.245939 0.070905 0.176911 0.221922 0.110287 0.077773 0.0203 0.296146 0.16219 0.171049 0.200102 0.138541 0.102982 0.097846 0.072241 -0.04711 0.092516 0.106454 0.071403 0.073335 0.077934 0.033317 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 2.562137 30.58435 2.507533 24.58414 2.48531 2.121444 2.439112 2.596118 2.479271 2.223667 2.484358 2.519165 2.452355 2.239535 2.314618 2.452402 2.602671 2.124739 2.604523 2.162766 2.561807 2.152199 2.579234 2.673518 2.715961 2.122231 9% 30.58435 5% 24.58414 27.4% 30.58435 0.282009 11.5% 24.58414 0.105371 Los Angeles Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 NOI PSF 2.275958 306.38 2.21334 259.17 2.246696 259.00 2.327677 258.41 2.256616 241.50 2.397251 240.55 2.270848 220.72 2.413916 216.16 2.207523 188.12 2.332591 168.79 2.386398 166.78 Cap Rate PSF IRR 6% 306.38 5% 259.17 4% 259.00 5% 258.41 6% 241.50 8% 240.55 8% 220.72 7% 216.16 10% 188.12 8% 168.79 22% 166.78 71 PSF 12.7% 306.38 6.6% 259.17 7.9% 259.00 9.4% 258.41 13.5% 241.50 16.5% 240.55 17.4% 220.72 13.8% 216.16 19.2% 188.12 9.4% 168.79 8.6% 166.78 Sharpe Ratio 0.157715 0.067318 0.087718 0.110175 0.169366 0.214284 0.227732 0.179474 0.254409 0.109085 0.097676 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 2.425089 2.388218 2.377276 2.344494 2.316245 2.240138 2.298938 2.308958 2.348149 2.289749 2.394261 2.497419 2.488324 2.492087 2.613805 2.658926 2.560063 2.753674 2.875139 2.803819 2.921848 2.966234 3.239501 3.406644 3.325641 3.704461 3.30664 3.146914 3.154046 3.029928 3.136442 3.147085 3.018993 3.241721 3.141313 3.141502 3.066421 2.926289 2.94636 2.933287 2.769567 2.989745 164.94 164.58 159.47 149.58 119.97 119.84 108.34 100.78 100.5366 94.46461 85.94496 81.8174 77.48021 70.03479 69.70793 67.48735 67.01696 66.07735 61.37943 60.7752 60.75896 59.71784 57.09492 57.00107 54.76344 54.35519 51.92513 51.77717 51.75935 51.57799 51.36821 50.75758 50.75489 49.57737 49.04022 47.839 45.44048 44.82759 44.72793 43.10986 41.27735 40.72029 7% 10% 9% 4% 9% 10% 9% 9% 20% 9% 10% 9% 10% 9% 1% 9% 9% -1% 8% 8% 9% 11% 9% 8% 8% 8% 7% 1% 9% 9% 9% 12% 9% 9% 4% 14% 13% 9% 9% 10% -3% 6% 164.94 164.58 159.47 149.58 119.97 119.84 108.34 100.78 100.5366 94.46461 85.94496 81.8174 77.48021 70.03479 69.70793 67.48735 67.01696 66.07735 61.37943 60.7752 60.75896 59.71784 57.09492 57.00107 54.76344 54.35519 51.92513 51.77717 51.75935 51.57799 51.36821 50.75758 50.75489 49.57737 49.04022 47.839 45.44048 44.82759 44.72793 43.10986 41.27735 40.72029 72 9.9% 13.3% 15.4% 13.2% 17.2% 11.6% 15.6% 9.7% 24.2% 20.2% 14.7% 14.3% 14.7% 13.0% 23.5% 13.2% 12.2% 12.4% 12.9% 10.6% 14.4% 16.0% 15.3% 13.4% 14.2% 13.4% 12.0% 13.1% 13.8% 14.2% 12.1% 13.6% 12.3% 15.4% 11.4% 13.7% 14.8% 12.8% 13.3% 15.2% 14.1% 16.9% 164.94 164.58 159.47 149.58 119.97 119.84 108.34 100.78 100.5366 94.46461 85.94496 81.8174 77.48021 70.03479 69.70793 67.48735 67.01696 66.07735 61.37943 60.7752 60.75896 59.71784 57.09492 57.00107 54.76344 54.35519 51.92513 51.77717 51.75935 51.57799 51.36821 50.75758 50.75489 49.57737 49.04022 47.839 45.44048 44.82759 44.72793 43.10986 41.27735 40.72029 0.116681 0.167947 0.199388 0.172408 0.224095 0.14765 0.203292 0.113382 0.184196 0.152307 0.105974 0.102753 0.10552 0.091701 0.179803 0.093967 0.08583 0.087329 0.093004 0.074814 0.103169 0.118733 0.110266 0.094484 0.103866 0.094669 0.083637 0.092032 0.169433 0.176037 0.146842 0.164597 0.148459 0.194154 0.135234 0.168286 0.184595 0.155869 0.162068 0.189443 0.178698 0.214097 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 3.088954 40.51029 3.178124 35.24567 3.059925 2.865926 2.983183 13% 40.51029 11% 35.24567 18.9% 40.51029 0.243632 14.6% 35.24567 0.18202 New York Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 NOI PSF 5.432152 570.11 4.41897 414.46 4.986693 360.39 4.408513 344.68 4.837742 309.35 5.084631 300.83 5.29704 277.46 5.182872 260.34 5.23175 240.16 4.682663 233.19 5.135312 191.16 5.32839 183.24 4.711713 156.18 3.858135 147.58 4.774834 127.19 4.771605 101.50 5.55224 89.15 4.689128 57.16 4.770189 55.57 4.884223 52.60159 4.754253 4.627582 5.578082 4.240995 4.682635 4.895842 4.910788 5.180531 4.733828 4.925827 Cap Rate PSF IRR 11% 570.11 4% 414.46 7% 360.39 8% 344.68 5% 309.35 18% 300.83 8% 277.46 8% 260.34 4% 240.16 3% 233.19 3% 191.16 16% 183.24 8% 156.18 11% 147.58 3% 127.19 9% 101.50 8% 89.15 5% 57.16 8% 55.57 13% 52.60159 73 PSF 13% 570.11 15% 414.46 13% 360.39 13% 344.68 17% 309.35 18% 300.83 18% 277.46 16% 260.34 16% 240.16 8% 233.19 9% 191.16 4% 183.24 11% 156.18 15% 147.58 9% 127.19 11% 101.50 11% 89.15 7% 57.16 13% 55.57 13% 52.60159 Sharpe Ratio 0.140287 0.164425 0.140832 0.139922 0.19556 0.198203 0.188014 0.161737 0.158195 0.068111 0.08313 0.023329 0.101609 0.155423 0.185481 0.225455 0.237946 0.121077 0.261011 0.284472 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 5.484133 4.591631 5.545842 6.210246 8.420443 5.623249 5.475925 6.101365 5.934288 5.476187 5.645964 5.620922 6.03678 5.803536 6.332104 6.400605 6.272116 6.538128 6.722883 6.584921 7.067495 6.632174 6.720232 6.345971 6.990225 7.110213 7.135629 6.562917 San Francisco Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 NOI PSF 3.386756 721.99 3.381656 321.71 3.654786 299.77 4.008326 289.00 3.701695 272.94 4.045369 271.59 3.919159 271.45 Cap Rate PSF IRR 6.9% 721.99 6.4% 321.71 7.1% 299.77 10.0% 289.00 3.4% 272.94 5.5% 271.59 7.0% 271.45 74 PSF 12.3% 721.99 -2.1% 321.71 16.2% 299.77 12.4% 289.00 23.5% 272.94 8.2% 271.59 11.3% 271.45 Sharpe Ratio 0.107823 -0.03897 0.151366 0.10817 0.226157 0.068574 0.09725 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 4.005952 3.89968 4.093171 4.052585 4.268085 3.911962 4.113746 3.932394 4.074413 3.720483 3.934386 3.73652 3.696316 3.619616 3.876635 4.115526 3.633898 3.487021 3.815194 3.941318 3.779133 4.021936 4.277912 4.031035 3.882321 4.387336 4.556954 4.449591 4.696448 4.555074 4.47761 4.580206 4.243459 4.092764 4.576732 4.415726 4.422287 4.420962 4.428994 4.405099 4.152618 4.136053 271.44 271.38 252.74 235.41 234.49 227.47 224.78 213.58 208.79 208.31 199.31 198.11 196.5022 192.164 184.9981 179.3091 174.1722 161.789 160 141.3833 128.1761 127.3997 122.51 119.7181 115.1392 107.5342 88.6081 68.15077 65.08575 57.17098 56.47048 53.01095 46.76083 46.26501 45.8561 32.25954 4.2% 8.1% 6.9% 6.4% 6.8% 3.6% 8.8% 8.7% 10.4% 7.3% 8.7% 7.9% 9.3% 9.1% 9.7% 6.1% 7.9% 12.0% 9.1% 7.6% 7.3% 2.0% 8.7% 3.7% 10.5% 8.9% 6.7% 10.3% 8.6% 8.5% 8.5% 9.1% 9.1% 8.3% 9.1% 9.3% 271.44 271.38 252.74 235.41 234.49 227.47 224.78 213.58 208.79 208.31 199.31 198.11 196.5022 192.164 184.9981 179.3091 174.1722 161.789 160 141.3833 128.1761 127.3997 122.51 119.7181 115.1392 107.5342 88.6081 68.15077 65.08575 57.17098 56.47048 53.01095 46.76083 46.26501 45.8561 32.25954 75 12.0% 11.6% 10.9% 9.7% 11.8% 10.6% 14.2% 10.2% 16.5% 9.7% 14.8% 15.0% 12.9% 13.9% 17.2% 12.5% 15.3% 4.6% 13.0% 12.6% 5.9% 10.0% 8.7% 7.1% 14.6% 6.7% 8.8% 17.6% 6.7% 14.1% 10.3% 10.7% 12.3% 12.8% 12.7% 14.9% 271.44 271.38 252.74 235.41 234.49 227.47 224.78 213.58 208.79 208.31 199.31 198.11 196.5022 192.164 184.9981 179.3091 174.1722 161.789 160 141.3833 128.1761 127.3997 122.51 119.7181 115.1392 107.5342 88.6081 68.15077 65.08575 57.17098 56.47048 53.01095 46.76083 46.26501 45.8561 32.25954 0.109099 0.104392 0.092427 0.08077 0.102448 0.090256 0.128473 0.145017 0.261116 0.136808 0.227079 0.229985 0.196545 0.211786 0.269896 0.186201 0.23647 0.049247 0.195254 0.187841 0.069781 0.142456 0.14111 0.102428 0.258002 0.09337 0.142265 0.309566 0.101915 0.241468 0.175212 0.170238 0.208331 0.217503 0.213665 0.256672 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 4.516944 4.237594 4.366421 4.168319 4.511484 4.348288 4.614489 4.298745 5.146136 Washington DC Excel Data Date Dec-99 Mar-00 Jun-00 Sep-00 Dec-00 Mar-01 Jun-01 Sep-01 Dec-01 Mar-02 Jun-02 Sep-02 Dec-02 Mar-03 Jun-03 Sep-03 Dec-03 Mar-04 Jun-04 Sep-04 Dec-04 Mar-05 Jun-05 Sep-05 Dec-05 Mar-06 NOI PSF 3.775585 3.335801 3.782521 3.645583 3.944939 3.852516 3.757946 4.094244 4.059528 3.9594 3.880476 3.672619 3.507839 3.6984 3.648014 3.714064 3.753498 3.623602 3.646195 3.901246 3.882277 3.994597 4.120434 4.092553 4.077361 4.322667 342.01 312.91 292.02 289.61 283.48 243.55 235.56 218.32 207.62 205.26 193.41 190.11 176.35 157.87 156.03 155.30 154.38 138.96 131.01 111.8572 111.7067 86.05632 82.95708 80.10232 78.40674 76.4 Cap Rate 6.8% 10.0% 8.8% 9.2% 7.4% 10.1% 10.4% 10.0% 9.1% 16.7% 10.0% 8.1% 8.6% 6.2% 17.5% 9.2% 8.8% 7.2% 4.4% 7.3% -1.8% 9.8% 9.6% 8.9% 11.0% 2.3% PSF IRR 342.01 312.91 292.02 289.61 283.48 243.55 235.56 218.32 207.62 205.26 193.41 190.11 176.35 157.87 156.03 155.30 154.38 138.96 131.01 111.8572 111.7067 86.05632 82.95708 80.10232 78.40674 76.4 76 12.7% 12.0% 14.0% 15.2% 13.1% 12.6% 12.1% 5.5% 6.3% 12.2% 12.8% 10.8% 14.6% 36.7% 14.9% 12.5% 16.8% 9.8% 14.1% 13.7% 16.4% 16.4% 17.5% 13.1% 16.8% 17.2% PSF Sharpe Ratio 342.01 312.91 292.02 289.61 283.48 243.55 235.56 218.32 207.62 205.26 193.41 190.11 176.35 157.87 156.03 155.30 154.38 138.96 131.01 111.8572 111.7067 86.05632 82.95708 80.10232 78.40674 76.4 0.266696 0.244238 0.296458 0.321984 0.281447 0.263754 0.253794 0.091149 0.106786 0.249882 0.201715 0.163981 0.234638 0.655216 0.242808 0.203384 0.276825 0.151302 0.229025 0.21846 0.235524 0.228158 0.245592 0.175715 0.238411 0.244737 Jun-06 Sep-06 Dec-06 Mar-07 Jun-07 Sep-07 Dec-07 Mar-08 Jun-08 Sep-08 Dec-08 Mar-09 Jun-09 Sep-09 Dec-09 Mar-10 Jun-10 Sep-10 Dec-10 Mar-11 Jun-11 Sep-11 Dec-11 Mar-12 Jun-12 Sep-12 Dec-12 Mar-13 Jun-13 Sep-13 Dec-13 Mar-14 4.430893 50.6025 4.323687 49.83468 4.402286 42.59743 4.277445 4.496224 4.570852 4.318185 5.462716 5.83517 5.184554 5.572057 5.573393 5.845971 5.579721 6.138207 5.485738 5.518386 5.663921 5.548889 5.341768 5.500324 5.142297 5.348027 5.470204 5.659978 5.614871 5.623224 5.5702 5.679681 5.387892 5.419616 5.164347 9.3% 50.6025 11.1% 49.83468 7.9% 42.59743 77 13.9% 50.6025 0.189378 12.7% 49.83468 0.170577 21.2% 42.59743 0.293499