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Index Methodology

Real Estate Methodology Documents

Key Methodology Documents
MSCI Global Methodology Standards for Real Estate Investment MSCI Global Data Standards for Real Estate Investment MSCI Global Data Standards for Real Estate Investment – Appendix 3 : Data Definitions MSCI Real Estate - Index Policies

MSCI Property Indexes
MSCI Property Indexes Methodology MSCI Standards for Real Estate Valuations MSCI Private Real Estate ESG Metrics Calculation Methodology

MSCI Property Fund Indexes

MSCI Property Fund Indexes Methodology
MSCI AREF UK Quarterly Property Fund Index Methodology
MSCI Pan-European Quarterly Property Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology
MSCI/Mercer Australia Core Wholesale Monthly Property Fund Index Methodology
MSCI/APREA Pan-Asia Quarterly Property Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology
The Property Council of Australia/MSCI Australia Unlisted Retail Quarterly Property Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology
MSCI/REALPAC Canada Quarterly Property Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology
MSCI Global Quarterly Property Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology

MSCI Private Infrastructure Indexes
MSCI Australia Quarterly Private Infrastructure Fund Index (Unfrozen) Methodology

Methodology Announcements

FAQ - The COVID-19 pandemic and the MSCI Private Real Estate Indexes
Process enhancement around individual tenant names (May, 2018)
Semi deviation risk measure calculation error for asset level index fact sheets (January 2018)
Clarification on change in Index Methodology for IPD Korea Annual Property Index (March 2017)
Summary of changes – Global Methodology Standards for Real Estate Investments (February 2017)
IPD Indexes – methodology change announcement (June 2016)
Change in asset exclusion rules (April 2015)

Index and Methodology review
Real Estate Market Size 2020 Private Real Estate: Valuation and Sale Price Comparison 2020

Methodology Changes for MSCI Real Estate Analytics Products
Click here for a document detailing the changes between the methodology used for portfolios, indexes and benchmarks used in MSCI Real Estate Enterprise Analytics and Global Intel, compared to legacy products. As a reminder, all clients are expected to transition to these deliverables during 2019.