Real Estate: Too Hot To Handle?

The yield advantage of REITs over stocks is far slimmer than it was two years ago, when payouts averaged near 7 percent.

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July 12, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

By Chris Steins @planetizen

"Since the turn of the century, real estate funds have been on a roll. Low bond yields and piddling money-market returns have led income-oriented investors to flock to real estate investment trusts (REITs).

But a growing number of analysts are warning that REIT shares are overvalued...The valuations of most REITs are raising red flags among a growing body of analysts."

Thanks to Chris Steins

FULL STORY: Real estate: too hot to handle?

Monday, July 11, 2005 in The Christian Science Monitor

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