Article: Moody's is First to Develop and Publish Real Estate Fund Rating Criteria; Responding to the Property Market's Needs.

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NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 9, 2002

In a recently released report by Moody's Investors Service, the rating agency is first to develop and publish a methodology for assigning real estate fund ratings, a new tool that provides property market participants with consistent and comparable measures of portfolio quality and the strength of the investment manager.

Moody's has finalized its methodology based on significant market feedback, including input from pension fund investors, pension fund consultants, and investment managers. The ratings are available to a broad cross-section of real estate investment funds, including ...

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