Anomaly-Based Trading Strategies in the Real Estate Sector. Can the Market Be Beaten? (opens in new tab)

This study examines the effectiveness of several anomaly-based trading strategies applied to the real estate sector represented by the RlEst index from the Fama–French 48 industry portfolios. Using monthly data from July 1, 1926, to December 1, 2025, we analyze whether selected strategies are capable of generating superior risk-adjusted returns compared to both the standalone RlEst index and the broader market represented by the Fama–French 12-industry portfolios. The tested approaches includ...