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Track performance of U.S. and global real estate markets
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | Nov 20, 2009
Updated daily, the FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index Returns and the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Returns provide index performance data, industry segment returns and comparisons against other major market benchmarks.
REITWorld 2009: NAREIT's Annual Convention set to open in Phoenix
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | Nov 09, 2009
The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts' REITWorld 2009 is expected to draw 1,000 real estate professionals to Phoenix this week. Session topics include the CEO Marketplace, State of the Industry -- Analyst Scorecard, Debt Download -- From Crisis to Opportunity, REITs Re-Equitized -- A Story of Survival Leading to Strength, Economic Outlook -- Emerging from the Great Recession, and Post-Modern REITs -- The Real Estate Investment Proposition After 2008.
Casey Quirk research identifies REITs as desired asset class within defined contribution plan investments
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | Nov 04, 2009
A just released research paper entitled "Target-Date Retirement Funds: The New Defined Contribution Battleground" by management consulting firm Casey, Quirk & Associates focuses on important trends associated with target-date funds used within defined contribution plans such as 401(k) plans. Based on a survey of more than 400 defined contribution plans conducted jointly with the Profit Sharing/401(k) Council of America, the paper found "Target-date funds are becoming the core, if not the sole, product of interest within defined contribution plans ..." and identified REITs as the most "highly sought" additional target-date fund asset class by far by respondents of the survey.
Mercer report: REITs good way to ride impending recovery
Real Estate Investment SmartBrief | Oct 27, 2009
Despite volatility within the past 24 months, REITs have staged an impressive rebound in the face of widespread concern about their survivability. A report by Mercer Consulting -- "Recapitalization & Recovery in the REIT Market: Back to the 90s" -- says that since the industry has raised substantial new equity, it is poised to capitalize on a period many believe will present the best investment opportunities seen in the past 20 years.
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