Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are designed to deal in equities like improved income properties (apartments, office buildings, shopping centers, industrial parks, and the like). See www.nareit.com .
Identify at least one REIT. Describe the following in a 3 page analysis :
- The basic format common to all REITs.
- The holdings of your selected REIT (show sources!)
- The financial performance of your selected REIT before the real estate crash of 2007 (show sources!)
- The financial performance of your selected REIT after the real estate crash of 2007 (show sources!)
- Discuss your opinion regarding the future of REITs as a real estate finance tool.
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