Real estate investment trusts that have sold more stock to investors this year than at any time since before the financial crisis, as investors continue to be drawm to strong yields in the sector.

So far this year, global Reit volumes stand at $47.6bn, from 204 deals, according to data from Dealogic. This year's issuance is the highest since the record of $52.7bn in 2007, and this year's figure has already overtaken the $44.3bn worth of stock sold in 2010.