http://www.REITs.com REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts) Tue, 03 Feb 2009 20:44:03 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Barron's sat down and interviewed real-estate veteran Marty Cohen , co-CEO of Cohen and Steers, who gives a sense of optimism to the REIT market and that there maybe light at the end of this long and dark tunnel. Similar to the consensus among most REIT analysts, Cohen agrees that the ... http://www.REITs.com/real-estate-mogul-says-quality-reits-at-fire-sale-prices/ Affected by the stock market collapse, the credit freeze, and the housing and layoff crises, REITs  in the U.S. are being hit on all sides, but there maybe light at the end of the tunnel, maybe . U.S REITs are subject to law that forces them to yield 90% of ... http://www.REITs.com/reit-recovery/ The credit crunch finally seems to be taking its toll on the REIT sector particularly malls, however, some groups, notably Simon Property Group, continue to expand. General Growth, owner/manager of shopping malls across 44 states,  has seen its growth stall due to its large debt position.  Joel Bloomer of Morningstar states, "General ... http://www.REITs.com/general-growth-vs-simon-property-group/ Yet again, the week began with bad news for REITs. Developers Diversified dropped 17% after announcing it was unable to complete a 13-property sale this month as expected. The deal would have brought the REIT $890 million . The struggling General Growth Properties Inc . said it ... http://www.REITs.com/reits-recap-december-19-2008/ REITs closed the week strong, most notably ProLogis which had a monster Friday. The stock jumped over 42% after announcing a cash-tender offer on its 5.25% notes due November 15, 2010.  ProLogis is up 64% compared to last Friday’s close. On the whole, Friday’s boost enabled REITs to post gains on ... http://www.REITs.com/reits-weekly-recap-december-12th-2008/ It was a bumpy week for REITs beginning with massive losses on Monday that effectively erased last week’s big gains.  Solvency concerns wiped out roughly a third of Denver-based Prologis and First Industrial Realty Trust’s value.  But REITs bounced back on Tuesday including ProLogis which jumped 26% on the news ... http://www.REITs.com/reit-wrap-up-december-5-2008/ I must say that I am very excited to see REITs.com up and in action. I\'d like to thank the whole team for their effort in putting this together. There will be continued interest in REITs going forward and investment knowledge is very important regarding REITs. I hope many ... http://www.REITs.com/excited-for-reitscom/ http://www.REITs.com/reits-face-headwinds/ A new article out of Australia shows that Australian REITs have been the worst performing within the REITs worldwide industry in 2008. Other performances they mention come to these ranks: Australia:  -48.71 % Japan: -40 % United Kingdom: -40 % United States: -20 % South Korea: +5.71 % http://www.REITs.com/australia-reits-post-worst-2008-performance/ An article by ETFGuide.com explains how many REITs can offer shelter in the current economic downturn. One interesting point in the article is that many investors fail to include exposure to international REITs in their portfolio.  International real estate can be a good hedge for American real estate. "The SPDR DJ Wilshire Real ... http://www.REITs.com/reits-offer-shelter/