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The Motley Fool January 9, 2006 Nathan Parmelee	Hurricanes Help Equity Inns The hotel REIT's solid results get an extra boost from Katrina, Rita, and Wilma. Given the company's current dividend yield and the positive trends in its business, a better-than-average performance of 8%-10% seems reasonable.
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BusinessWeek December 29, 2003 Robert Barker	Hungry For Income? Try These REITs One day, interest rates on bonds and money-market funds will climb out of the basement. Until then, investors looking for dependable income sources have little choice but to sift through the long list of real estate investment trusts, which pay an average dividend yield of 5.8%.
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