Question

300 -400 words, APA Citation/Referneces

Distinguish between direct and indirect investments in real estate.

AND

Identify the at least two main ways to invest in real estate indirectly in Maldives.

Answer 1

DIRECT INVESTMENTS	INDIRECT INVESTMENTS
It involves buying a stake in a specific property.	It involves buying shares in a fund or a private or public held company.
Example: buying or creating a building or a shopping mall	Example: Real Estate Investment Trust(REIT)
It gives the owner or investor greater control in decision making.	The level of autonomy or power enjoyed by the investor is comparatively lesser.
The investors are not required to pay any fees.	The investors pay huge fees in the form of front and loads which reduce the net amount of investment.

Maldives is primarily a tourist attraction hence the major investments surrounding it are in the tourism and hospitality sector.

The highest investment(direct) is received in the hotels sector as every year, hundreds of new hotel chains are coming up over there.

Another industry where great amount of foreign direct investment is received in the fisheries sector.