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Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Steve Bergsman	Direct Effect As the focus on corporate governance issues intensifies, real estate companies will need to ensure that board composition and practices keep pace with rapid changes at all publicly traded companies.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2005	Forty-Five @ 45 To commemorate the way REITs have changed the face of real estate investment, here are highlights of the milestones, key events and accomplishments that shaped the past 45 years and will help chart the course for the next 45.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2005 David E. Simon	Raising Standards The modern REITs of today provide investors the opportunity to invest in liquid, dividend-paying, quality real estate firms actively managed for the benefit of all stockholders with the highest level of corporate governance.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Dees Stribling	Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Steve Bergsman	Independent Voice Four independent directors share their thoughts on joining the REIT industry, making the time commitment and dealing with stricter governance standards.
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.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Gove & Valley	REITs May Be Hitting A Wall Although it's too early to call a solid bottom to the stock market, real estate experts and analysts generally agree that in the near term REIT shares are going to be fighting headwinds due to deteriorating real estate fundamentals and waning investor enthusiasm.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2005 Matthew Bechard	Earning Praise Publicly traded real estate companies have become the pillars of good governance. However, while total returns and dividend yields are easily quantifiable numbers with direct bearings on shareholder interest, corporate governance is not so easily measured.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2008 Martin E. Stein	Old Faithful The quality of REITs' overall governance has been proven time and again, and even in these challenging times that has shown no true signs of abating.
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Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Jon Fosheim	A Corporate Governance Report Card We often heard that REITs had worse corporate governance relative to other public companies. Despite all of the numerous shortcomings we found in the publicly traded REIT sector, we found no evidence that REITs were any worse than other sectors.
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Sam Jaffe	The Aging REIT Craze Are we in the midst of a REIT bubble that, much like the dot-com bubble before it, is bound to pop?
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2005 Dean Starkman	The NAV Debate Is net asset value the most accurate way to value REIT stocks?
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National Real Estate Investor May 1, 2003 Gose & Valley	The Shopping Spree for Retail Real Estate While other investment bankers involved in M&A activity have been sidelined for the past three years as deals evaporated, the men and women who handle mergers and buyouts of retail real estate companies and properties have been busy little beavers.
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2006 Michael Fickes	$1 Trillion Milestone Commercial real estate debt and equity securities now exceed $1 trillion. What does that mean? How did securitized commercial real estate grow so large?
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2005 Phil Britt	Mutual Admiration Real estate mutual funds exceeded expectations in 2004. Industry professionals make predictions about the overall real estate market, real estate sectors, and REIT returns for 2005.
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.
BusinessWeek April 3, 2006	An Acid Test for Boards Institutional Shareholder Services is making financial performance a metric for supporting directors' reelection.
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Financial Advisor May 2008 Jeff Schlegel	Sifting Through The REIT Wreckage If you know the REIT market and can use it effectively in a portfolio, it can be an attractive investment opportunity at this time, when so many REITs find themselves in bargain-bin territory.
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Christopher M. Wright	Q&A with David M. Blitzer, Ph.D. David M. Blitzer, managing director and chairman of the Index Committee at Standard & Poor's, shares his thoughts on the capital markets and the inclusion of REITs in the S&P 500.
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2004 Steve Bergsman	REITs & Rates Opinions are split on what impact, if any, a higher rate environment will have on investing in REITs.
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National Real Estate Investor January 1, 2003 Susan Cheng	Time to revamp `insider boards' Is the fate of corporate giants like WorldCom and Tyco looming at the door of some real estate investment trusts across the nation?
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2007 Lynn Novelli	Leader of the Pack Analyst turned portfolio manager Jay Leupp tops the 2006 Stock Challenge. Leupp also beat the performance of the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index, the primary U.S. REIT benchmark.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2006 Jennifer D. Duell	Fund Raising This year, many industry experts are forecasting improved real estate fundamentals and yet another good year for REITs and real estate mutual funds.
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2006 Steve Bergsman	Value Proposition The rise in REIT acquisitions raises the question of where the true value of real estate lies.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2006 Parke M. Chapman	The New Power Players in Office Investing Undeterred by dizzying prices and unfettered by the demands of public shareholders obsessing over quarterly growth, partnerships like Blackstone Group and other private firms are outbidding REITs on marquee properties.
Registered Rep. April 9, 2010 Jennifer Popovec	REITs, Goodbye or Good Buys? In 2009, the total return of U.S. real estate investment trusts (REITs) was still enough to outperform most major market benchmarks.
National Real Estate Investor October 1, 2005 Matt Hudgins	REIT Values: In the Eye of the Beholder? This year, REIT shares are showing signs of vulnerability. While they continue to outperform broad indices such as the S&P 500, they have begun to fluctuate, suffering a 9% loss in August when investors became jittery over a drop in bond prices.
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Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2003 Art Gering	Foreign Affairs Some U.S. REITs are finding favorable results overseas. But not all REITs travel well.
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2004 Nicholas Yulico	Why Investors Are Still Betting on REITs So far this year, REITs remain hot. As of mid-October, the Morgan Stanley REIT Index had posted a total return of 17.8% year-to-date, while the S&P 500, Nasdaq Composite Index and Dow Jones Industrial Average were all in the red.
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