REITs (Real Estate Investment Trusts)

General Background:

National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts: Produces the global and domestic indices for publicly-owned real estate, the national trade association for REITs, and publicly-traded real estate companies.

S&P NetAdvantage: S&P's REIT Industry Survey provides a good overview of real estate investment trusts. Also available under Markets > Industry Survey in Capital IQ.

To screen for REITs or get data on a specific REIT:

Value Line

You can search Value Line in three ways:

• Search by Company Name or Symbol using the search box at the top of the screen

or

• Click on the Browse Research tab

• At the Industry Screens dropdown, select R.E.I.T

• Click on a Company Name for more information

or

• From the main Dashboard tab, select Fund Advisor Plus under Quick Links

• Select the Screener tab

• Select Real Estate in the Objective drop-down and add other criteria as desired.

Morningstar Direct:

• Select New and Advanced Search.

• Select Closed End Fund.

• On the next screen at Click Here choose Global Category and in the Value cell choose Real Estate Sector Equity.

• Enter other criteria if desired and run the search.