real estate investment trust

Five reasons REITs are sitting pretty for a breakout year

by creitadmin on September 10, 2010

“REITs are in a desirable position because capital is both cheap and plentiful,” said Michael Smith, an analyst at Macquarie Securities. “They are buying more properties, and that means they will be able to pay higher distributions. The sector will gain prominence this year.”

Here are five reasons you’ll hear more about REITs in 2010.

- Charles Edwards blogs about investment opportunities, with a focus on Canadian REITs.

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Choosing a REIT Management Team

by creitadmin on August 13, 2010

REITs are usually shepherded by seasoned professionals who intimately understand the real estate market, and who can also attract and retain tenants. The REIT management team stickhandles a stable of different commercial properties across the country, while executing a strategy to develop stable and growing cash flows and dispursements to investors. They do this by ensuring Canadian REIT properties are situated in the best locations, are suitably priced  to attract tenants, and are operated in such a way as to produce stable revenues that increases over a period of years. A REIT is focused on managing and growing growing a stable cash flow that generates sustainable returns by adapting our strategy and tactics according to constantly changing conditions in the real estate industry and the greater economy.

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Prestigious Properties Accessible to REIT Unitholders

August 17, 2008

Prestigious properties, such as condominium buildings, shopping malls, and office buildings, were previously inaccessible to most individual investors. Often though, investment in such properties can present a very attractive and lucrative opportunity. So how does a single investor with limited capital take advantage of such investments? REITs facilitate the investment syndication process, creating a pool [...]

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