National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

• Too Late for Commercial REITs?

  By Ed McCarthy, CFP  |  November 12, 2010

  Experts explain why some REITS have been thriving, despite poor property prices.

• REITs Continue to Outperform

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  November 3, 2010

  All but one sector of the REIT market delivered double-digit returns.

• REITs: As Good as Gold?

  By Janet Levaux, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2010

  While it's true that gold is topping $1,340 an ounce and housing sales remain weak, some real-estate funds are outperforming their metal-based rivals.

• REITs Outshine Equities in First Nine Months of 2010

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  October 5, 2010

  Third quarter REIT performance from NAREIT showed that U.S. REITs considerably outperformed the broader equity market in the first nine months of 2010.

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  What Can We Expect for Real Estate?

  By Brad Case, NAREIT  |  September 14, 2010

  Over the last 10 years, REIT returns averaged 10.2% annually while the S&P 500 was stuck at -1.8%. What explains such consistent outperformance?

• Bill Easing Foreign Investment in REITs Passed by House

  By Melanie Waddell, AdvisorOne  |  August 2, 2010

  The House on Friday, July 30, passed the Real Estate, Jobs and Investment Act of 2010 (H.R. 5901), a bill designed to make it easier for foreign investors to invest in U.S. real estate investments trusts (REITs).

• REITs Outperform Broader Equity Market in First Half of 2010

  By John Sullivan, AdvisorOne  |  July 9, 2010

  The U.S. REIT industry significantly outperformed the broader equity market in the first half of 2010, despite global economic shocks that depressed the market in the second quarter, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts.

• REITs on the rise

  By Boomer Market Advisor  |  November 1, 2009

  By Mark Lamkin So traded REITs are through the roof. During the third quarter, according to the Dow Jones Equity All REIT Index, they posted a...

• REITs: Worth Another Look?

  By Staff Writer  |  October 1, 2008

  Investors have traditionally flocked to real estate investment trusts (REITs) for dividends, but over the past few years they've been getting a lot more: capital...

• Safe Haven: U.S. REITs

  By Staff Writer  |  May 1, 2008

  With major global stock markets on sputter mode, real estate investment trusts (REITs) are proving to be a haven. Through mid-April, the DJ Wilshire REIT...