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Businessweek has an article on the fall and rise of REIT investing and makes the case for real estate investments. The article mentions that finance markets are working better now than a year ago and that commercial real estate already took a hit and bounced back. Some of the REITs mentioned are Avalon Bay, Simon [...]
BusinessWeek reports that a dozen real estate investment trusts are likely to increase their next dividend. Overall, the industry raised $33 billion dollars last year and may be making a comeback in the minds of investors. Dividends are a major draw for investors in this segment.
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http://www.businessweek.com/news/2010-01-15/u-s-reits-poised-to-boost-dividends-after-raising-33-billion.html
The Financial Times is a great source of information for economic news. The world news coverage is outstanding and currency related matters are addressed. There are only a few newspapers with a strong circulation that incorporate geopolitical effects in their columns and the Financial Times is one of them.
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The markets posted the biggest post-election drop ever today. It’s really more of an Obama centered crash than other economic factors. The increased capital gains tax and other Obama proposals are likely to cause many to flee the market before december 31st of this year.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601087&sid=aj_ayFUP0riQ&refer=home
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The North Dakota REIT has posted 11 straight quarters of growth from operations and it’s starting to draw attention. One of the primary reasons for the housing boom is the rise of oil. North Dakota is the eighth biggest oil producing state in America.
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http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601213&sid=aejJlvdCkVuo&refer=home
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Deal Journal is a Wall Street Journal blog that is well worth the RSS feed. Deal Journal covers equity and market players with numerous posts per day.
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http://blogs.wsj.com/deals/
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Thornburg Mortgage released more information which was not positive. The market responded to the Thornburg news as well as ISM manufacturing data by pushing stocks lower. Recently, Thornburg also had their rating lowered by Standard and Poor’s.
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http://www.forbes.com/home/markets/2008/03/03/briefing-thornburg-ism-markets-equity-cx_ss_0303markets22.html
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