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Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Hamid R. Moghadam	Value of Good Governance Every public REIT should have a strong board that is independent and has some skin in the game that ensures the board members' interests are well aligned with those of shareholders.
Commercial Investment Real Estate Jul/Aug 2006 M. Jason Mattox	Know Your REITs In today's market not all real estate investment trusts are the same. When working with publicly traded or private REITs, real estate professionals must keep the public or private nature of the entity in mind.
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Steve Bergsman	The Business of REITs REITs have ripened with age, thanks in no small part to the industry's management teams, and investors share in the fruits of their labor.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2005 David E. Simon	We've Come a Long Way During the past 45 years the REIT industry has experienced tremendous growth, generated exceptional long-term performance, gained acceptance by the investment community and financial press, and demonstrated that it belongs in every investor's diversified portfolio.
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Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Michele Lerner	Playing By The Rules REIT experts agree that while all publicly traded companies, including REITs, have been somewhat impacted by the changes on Wall Street, REITs are not expected to suffer in particular.
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Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Christopher M. Wright	REIT Liquidity--No Longer A Problem There may still be lagging perceptions about REIT liquidity, but it's like the words to the old song, "but that was yesterday and yesterday's gone."
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Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2006 R. Scot Sellers	Reaching New Heights in 2006 REITs will post their sixth-consecutive positive year, outperforming the S&P 500 Index as well as many other well-recognized indices.
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Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004	Political Watch There is nothing quite like a presidential election to bring politics and policy issues to the forefront. However, it doesn't take a Bush-Kerry battle to get the REIT industry's focus toward Washington.
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Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Christopher M. Wright	The Investment Landscape Martin Cohen of Cohen & Steers and Jim Keagy of Barclays Global Investors comment on the strong run the REIT equity market has been on and where REITs as an investment alternative are heading.
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Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2003 Phillip Britt	Exchange Traded or Non-Exchange Traded? Non-exchange traded real estate companies have become another avenue for investors seeking the benefits of real estate. With their own set of risks and opportunities, are these companies a good option for most investors?
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National Real Estate Investor May 20, 2003 Parke Chapman	Study: Compensation for REIT Board Members Up 25% It pays to be a real estate investment trust (REIT) board member these days. REIT board member compensation has increased 25% over the last decade, according to a study by New Jersey-based real estate consultant Schonbraun Safris McCann Bekritsky & Co.
National Real Estate Investor September 1, 2004 Scott Farb	The Trickle-Down Effect of Sarbanes-Oxley Real estate private equity funds are finding themselves in an overly regulated, ever-changing and immensely complex climate when it comes to financial reporting and accounting issues.
National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2006 Bennett Voyles	Hey, Look Me Over CEOs of public companies often complain about the pressure of meeting analysts' expectations. But it's a problem many smaller REITS probably wouldn't mind having. With 197 publicly traded REITS now vying for investors' attention, many companies have trouble standing out.
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