November 2008 is the time when the global economy is trying to find globalized solutions for regaining the credibility of the international financial market against the crisis in real estate and financial markets bounced from the sub-prime mortgage cr...
November 2008 is the time when the global economy is trying to find globalized solutions for regaining the credibility of the international financial market against the crisis in real estate and financial markets bounced from the sub-prime mortgage crisis in the USA. Considering this situation, doing a research of real estate funds which take up a big part of indirect real estate investment market in Korea could be understood as my wish for the market to be developed. It is significant to consider real estate funds as an alternative to indirect real estate investment. Especially, when uncertainty intensified, real estate funds have a good opportunity to establish itself as an investment product with less risks than investment in stocks and more earning rates than time deposits. However, for the stable settlement of the funds in Korea, the crucial challenge coming up is to vitalize real estate market. Real estate market as an investment target of real estate funds consists generally of a development market and a lease market, the situations of both of which are unsatisfactory and becoming obstacle against settling real estate funds down. In October 2003, a law regarding an operating business of indirect investment assets was enacted on purpose to contribute to the national economy by revitalizing indirect investments to capital market with regulations necessary to the establishment of indirect investment organizations and investment protection, which created various funds in an asset management market and provided a new opportunity for an asset investment. The era of indirect real estate investment raised by the enactment of this law demands domestic and foreign surroundings necessary to establish healthy and desirable real estate investment culture and consistent real estate policies promoted by the government. This could be an opportunity to change consciousness about a real estate investment, and for everyone to be able to invest in a real estate market with small capital. This study obtain information about investors' recognition through questionnaires on 314 people. Based on the analysis of the results, this paper aims to study the investors' recognition needed to settle down real estate funds. The conclusion of this study is as followings; The intention to indirect real estate investment depends on the interest on the investment. Therefore, to raise the interest on an indirect real estate investment, it is required to do consistent researches on developing investment products with high future value, desirable returns and stability, and establish government policies to ensure specialty and to provide investors with tax privileges. 본 The limitations of this study are as followings; First, there is a limitation for generalization of the results since a voluntary sample survey has been conducted in the realities of the financial crisis. Second, the period of the questionnaire survey(Oct. 06, 2008 ~ Oct. 21, 2008) was the time when the financial market departed from the USA was in panic, so negative opinions could be reflected. Third, with a scale from 1 to 5 on the questionnaire, there is a possibility of centralization in which a respondent answers "normal" for a negative opinion. The future study needs to be conducted variously on private equity fund with its 93.7% in market share of previously issued real estate funds(based on fund profitability) although it is hard to open various information about real estate funds to public. If various real estate investment products with safety and profitability are created by these efforts, the settlement of real estate funds will be possible based on the expanded investment bases. the government is promoting investment funds of unsold apartments to stop 'the financial uncertainty of real estate.' It is heard in the news that the government is examining plans to provide fund investors with tax benefits such as tax deduction and to reduce losses by dishonored construction companies or declined housing prices. Therefore, a lot of researches are required to create products for long-term investment with profitability, safety and high future value for the development of a market for real estate fund.