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REITs: Can the Streak Last? They Outpaced the Market in 2011, but Pickings Are Slimmer WSJ.com

Amid last year's flat stock performance, there was at least one bright spot: real estate. No, not shaky U.S. home builders. We mean the stocks of real-estate investment trusts, which manage portfolios of commercial properties such as office ...
Cantor Fitzgerald Turns Attention to REITs WSJ Blogs

It's hard to ignore the success of real-estate investment trusts. After all, the industry has produced strong returns over the past few years and commonly outpaces the broader equity markets. REITs delivered a total return of 15.1% in the ...
REITS Keep Raising the Ante on Dividends WSJ Blogs

Real-estate investment trusts continue to reward their shareholders, with one-third of the group raising their quarterly dividends in 2011. Of the 140 REIT stocks tracked by SNL Financial LC, 35% raised their dividends last year, a 17% ...
Storage REITs Enjoy a Boom WSJ.com

One of real estate's least-exciting businesses—warehouses that allow people to store their unused sofas, lamps and other household goods—have become a hit with investors.
How to make portfolio diversification pay off; Commentary: Long-term investors find time is on their side MarketWatch

NEW YORK (MarketWatch) — Portfolio diversification is fairly straightforward. Different kinds of assets — stocks and bonds, for example; maybe commodities and real estate as well — lower volatility and deliver more consistent returns than ...
An Eye for Real Estate Barrons.com

Portfolio manager Jon Cheigh takes some pride in the detective work Cohen & Steers Realty Shares (CSRSX) does researching the REITs it invests in. On a recent trip to Los Angeles, Cheigh posed as an apartment hunter so he could get a ...
Two Office REITs Post Higher Earnings WSJ.com

Boston Properties Inc. and SL Green Realty Corp. reported stronger-than-expected quarterly earnings, a sign that the nation's largest office landlords have been able to boost revenue despite tepid job growth.
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REIT Firms Set for Acquisitions WSJ.com

Real-estate investment trusts raised a record-breaking amount of equity in 2011, which analysts believe will be used to pursue acquisitions.
Real-Estate Investors Target Neighborhood That Is Looking Up WSJ.com

Americans are moving into real estate at a blistering pace. Only this time, they aren't snatching up McMansions or even fixer-uppers. They are moving into one of the real estate industry's few bright spots: shares of professionally managed ...
2 Ways to Invest in the Housing Market Now; Want to profit off real estate? It might help to know carpentry. SmartMoney.com

Even with the broad housing market still in a funk, some investors are putting cash back into real estate. Play It Safe: Apartment REITs When it comes to safe investing, real estate doesn't exactly pop into mind these days. But the bust that ...
Changes Pave Way For U.K.'s First Residential REIT WSJ.com

London & Stamford Property PLC, widely regarded as a bellwether for the U.K. property market, is planning to set up the country's first residential real-estate investment trust amid hopes of further regulatory relaxation by the ...
Apartment REITs: These Are the Salad Days WSJ Blogs

It's a good time to be an apartment owner. And, with the housing market still struggling and few new apartments being built, it probably will remain lucrative to own apartments for several years.
2011's Lesson: Balanced Diet Beats the Flavors of the Month WSJ.com

Gold is out, munis are in. REITs are trendy, but don't forget to balance out with Steady Eddies like dividend-paying stocks. And, oh yes, if you thought 2011 was full of drama, prepare for even more.
A Solid Dividend with Upside WSJ Blogs

TWO YEARS AGO, AFTER MUCH prodding from activist shareholders, Iron Mountain (ticker: IRM) faced the fact that it's no longer a growth stock. Since then the document-storage giant has returned $726 million to shareholders through dividends ...
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Big Race for Space in SoMa; Start-Ups Quickly Came Calling When 642 Harrison Was Bought by PMI Properties in August, Just as Prices Began to Take Off WSJ.com

For a taste of how heated San Francisco's South of Market neighborhood has become, consider the eventful year that the four-story building at 642 Harrison Street just went through.

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