n the opportunity cost of the funds employed as the result of an investment decision; the rate of return that a business could earn if it chose another investment with equivalent risk
REIT Rout Seen Curtailing Deals as Rising Rates Cut Share Sales Property purchases by U.S. real estate investment trusts are likely to be curtailed after almost $36 billion of deals this year as a tumble in share prices makes a key source of capital costlier.
June 28, 2013 - Bloomberg