Integration between real estate market and stock market: Evidence from Taiwan

This paper investigates long-run equilibrium relationship between real estate market and stock market in Taiwan using real estate investment trust (REIT) index. Linear cointegration model and recently developed time-varying vector error correction model are applied to explore possible long-run linear and non-linear linkage between the two indexes. The results of both the cointegration tests point to the existence of neither linear nor non-linear cointegration, suggesting that REIT markets are segmented from stock markets. These findings have important implication for investors and policy makers.