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		<title>REIT ETFs: The Best of All Worlds?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/02/reit-etfs-best-all-worlds/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 04 Feb 2011 19:00:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you&#8217;re on the market for an investment that&#8217;s been strong in recent months, kicks off nice dividends and, oh, also has relatively low risk, REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be for you.
Real estate investment trusts, or REITs, generate some of the highest yields and were one of the best performers last year, writes [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Can REIT ETFs Keep On Outperforming?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2011/01/can-reit-etfs-keep-on-outperforming/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 12 Jan 2011 19:00:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last year, real estate investment trust exchange traded funds (ETFs) left the broader markets in the dust. Is it too much to hope for more of the same in 2011?
Last year was a lucrative one for these investments, finishing 2010 with a gain of nearly 28%. Those returns matched what they did in 2009 and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REIT ETFs Are Picking Up Steam</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/reit-etfs-are-picking-up-steam/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Nov 2010 14:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are presenting opportunity as some of the largest commercial real estate companies have raised their dividends. Related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are a good way to access this segment of the market.REIT investment and the ETFs that hold them are a good diversification tool for investors as they offer a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Signs of Strength in Commercial REIT ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/11/signs-strength-commercial-reit-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 05 Nov 2010 21:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While the housing market struggles, there are signs that the pain felt in the commercial real estate sector might be leveling off, meaning the good times could continue in REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Kathleen M. Howley for Bloomberg reports that analysts are calling a bottom in the commercial real estate market.  As the U.S. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REIT ETFs Quietly Storm the Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/reit-etfs-quietly-storm-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Sep 2010 22:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[While people don&#8217;t seem too interested in the residential and commercial real estate markets, real estate investment trust (REIT) exchange traded funds (ETFs) have been doing quite well.
Timothy Strauts, an ETF  analyst for Morningstar, remarked that &#8220;REIT ETFs are leading the S&#38;P by a healthy margin, outperforming  the S&#38;P over the last 12 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>5 Good Things About REIT ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/09/5-good-things-about-reit-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Sep 2010 22:00:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you think the entire real estate sector is done for, you haven&#8217;t been paying attention to REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs). Year-to-date, they have dusted the markets.
Investors are desperate for income and bank deposits pay almost nothing  while bond yields have collapsed. REITs are one of the few games left in  town. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REIT ETFs Outperform the S&amp;P 500</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/08/reit-etfs-outperform-sp-500/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Aug 2010 13:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Did you think real estate was dead? Not so fast &#8211; REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs) have actually handily outperformed the broader market year-to-date. Will it last?
The standout performance of real estate ETFs this year has triggered a notion that the worst may be over for commercial real estate. However, second-quarter earnings reports may threaten [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Homebuilder ETFs Lose Steam, REITs Gain It</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/07/homebuilder-etfs-lose-steam-reits-gain-it/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 19:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Homebuilder exchange traded funds (ETFs) seem to have become the market&#8217;s punching bags. Confidence is at lows and activity plummeted last month.
A pullback for all housing market measures has been seen in the Housing Market Index, suggesting that the rally in the first part of the year was likely the result of tax credits that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How REIT ETFs Can Diversify Your Portfolio</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/06/how-reit-etfs-can-diversify-your-portfolio/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Jun 2010 08:00:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Good news: You don&#8217;t have to actually go out and buy real estate to have real estate exposure. Exchange traded funds (ETFs) that hold real estate investment trusts (REITs) are just one of the easier ways to get your fix.
REITs invest their capital in real estate, and you can invest your money in the REIT [...]]]></description>
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		<title>6 ETF Opportunities in Challenged Markets</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/05/6-etf-opportunities-challenged-markets/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 05 May 2010 20:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The stock market may seem like a double-edged sword right now. Despite nearly doubling from its March 2009 lows, there are still potholes ahead. But the best times to invest are before everything seems fine and dandy. That’s why exchange traded funds (ETFs) may offer an attractive place to put your money when the trend [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real Estate ETFs: More Crises to Come, or a Sector on the Mend?</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2010/02/real-estate-etfs-more-crises-come-sector-mend/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 17 Feb 2010 20:00:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Many months after the real estate bubble popped and sent the world spinning into crisis, people are left asking whether any recovery is in sight or if we&#8217;re just gearing up for another round of pain in the market and exchange traded funds (ETFs).
Some analysts say that the real estate investment trust (REIT) and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The Future of Commercial Real Estate ETFs</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/11/future-commercial-real-estate-etfs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:00:37 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[As we take a moment to reflect on the past year, it becomes obvious that the housing market bust crippled the economy. What made this cyclical bust in the real estate and related exchange traded fund (ETF) markets different from the others?
Unrealistic assumptions, multiple layers of investors and obscene prices in the commercial real estate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Owning REIT ETFs Can Benefit You</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/10/how-owning-reit-etfs-can-benefit-you/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 08:00:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Real estate investments and REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs) can be a good addition to any portfolio for a variety of reasons, not least of which is that they deliver diversification and high exposure at a lower cost.
The decline in the market should not dissuade any investor from allocating part of their portfolio to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Why REIT ETFs May Be Poised to Prosper</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/why-reit-etfs-may-be-poised-to-prosper/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Aug 2009 21:00:57 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Many analysts and experts feel that real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and REIT exchange traded funds (ETFs) could be poised for a rally that resembles the heady 1990s once the market recovers.
Once the commercial property market begins to recover, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, could be the front runner for the asset [...]]]></description>
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		<title>REITs Struggle, But REIT ETFs May Be Just Fine</title>
		<link>http://www.etftrends.com/2009/08/reits-struggle-but-reit-etfs-may-be-just-fine/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 21:00:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tom Lydon</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[ Real estate investment trusts (REITs) could be facing a mountain of trouble. But if the sector&#8217;s shares and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) play their cards right, they could emerge from the mess unscathed.
REITs own a range of real estate, including office buildings, strip malls and apartment buildings. The sector has a heavy debt [...]]]></description>
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