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• n  an investment trust that owns and manages a pool of commercial properties and mortgages and other real estate assets; shares can be bought and sold in the stock market

• McKinnon also likes reit funds, which invest not in bonds but in the income-rich shares of real estate investment trusts.
• Starwood Lodging, a real estate investment trust (REIT) based in Phoenix, Ariz.

• Real Estate Investment Trust
• REIT

News & Articles

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• KBS REIT Aquires CO Office Portfolio
  KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc. acquired the six-building Westmoor Center office portfolio at 10055-10385 Westmoor Dr. in Westmoor, CO from CBRE Global Investors for $86 million, or about $140 per square foot, according to an SEC filing. The six office buildings total 612,890 square feet and were built between 1997 and 1999 in the Northwest Denver submarket of Jefferson County. The ...
  June 18, 2013 - CoStar Group
• CommonWealth REIT Issues Open Letter to Shareholders
  CommonWealth REIT today issued an open letter to its shareholders urging them to take no action on Corvex Management LP and Related Fund Management, LLC ’s purported consent solicitation.
  June 17, 2013 - Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance
• Granite REIT Declares Monthly Distribution
  Granite REIT Declares Monthly Distribution
  June 17, 2013 - CNW Group via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

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• Romeo Dallaire in Calgary Sun
  The combination of Alexis Nihon and Cominar will result in the creation of the seventh largest REIT in Canada and the fourth largest Canadian diversified REIT,Cominar CEO Michel Dallaire told a conference call with analysts.
• John Bitove in Trading Markets (press release)
  2008 was a strong year from an operational and financial perspective,said John Bitove, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Scott's REIT. "Despite the volatile markets in 2008, Scott's REIT continued to drive organic growth, demonstrate...