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I have found reitnet.com and investinreits.com to be a veritable
goldmine of information on the subject. I highly recommend visting
these sites. Here's some direct information from them:
"Both foreign and domestic sources provide" investment in the REIT
market. REITs are owned by thousands of individuals, as well as large
institutional investors including pension funds, endowment funds,
insurance companies, bank trust departments and mutual funds.
Investment goals for REIT share ownership are much the same as
investment in other stocks--current income distributions and long-term
appreciation potential.
The majority of REIT shares can be purchased on the major stock
exchanges, and orders can be placed through stockbrokers. Financial
planners and investment advisors can help to match an investor's
objectives with individual REIT investment."
There are various brokers online that you can get going with, one of
which is Charles Schwab. With a minimum investment of $10,000 you can
start your account, and then electronically manage it, all at their
web site: www.schwab.com. Here's some funds you can invest in through
them:
ARFCX ABN AMRO Real Estate N
EGLRX Alpine International Real Estate Y
AIGYX Alpine Realty Income & Growth Y
EUEYX Alpine U.S. Real Estate Equity Y
REACX American Century Real Estate Inv
CSRSX Cohen & Steers Realty Shares
CREEX Columbia Real Estate Equity Z
UMREX Excelsior Real Estate
FFREX Forward Uniplan Real Estate Invm
FREFX Fremont Real Estate Securities
WESRX Gabelli Westwood Realty AAA
IVSRX INVESCO Real Estate Opportunity Inv
LLUKX Lend Lease U.S. Real Estate Secs K
NBRFX Neuberger Berman Real Estate Tr
PBRTX PBHG REIT PBHG
REPIX ProFunds Ultra Real Estate Inv
SSREX SSgA Tuckerman Active REIT
SUSIX Security Capital U.S. Real Estate
TAREX Third Avenue Real Estate Value
WSPAX Wells S&P REIT Index A
In addition, you visit American Century at
https://www.americancentury.com, who also does REIT's [to some
extent].
Here is a comprehensive list of REIT's you can invest in, a guide to
investing, and other resources at investinreits.com:
http://www.investinreits.com/publicreits.cfm
http://www.investinreits.com/howtoinvest.cfm
http://www.investinreits.com/investing.cfm
Here's an excellent source w/ guides to investing in REIT's:
National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts
http://www.nareit.com/investing/investing.cfm
I'm told by the NAREIT organization that REIT's are frequently
invested in through mutual funds. This link is a list of brokers:
http://www.investinreits.com/mutualfunds.cfm
Additional Links:
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The Jack Brause Library
Information on REIT's
http://www.nyu.edu/library/rei/reit.htm
Inrealty.com
REIT books
http://www.inrealty.com/books/bkreit.html
Here are eBooks on the subject [although, I would be skeptical of
these things]:
http://www.rogueinvestor.com/real_estate_investing.html
The Wall Street Journal - Guide to Property
http://www.realestatejournal.com/
Search Strategy:
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REIT investing
real estate investment trust FAQ
starting REIT funds
Thank you,
jbf777-ga
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