REITs have fallen on troubled times. After years of strong returns and attractive income generation for investors including income hungry retirees, the REIT category has struggled over the last couple of years. What is the reason for the recent weakness? Is this simply a period of consolidation, or do more hard times lie ahead?
REITs were recently all the rage. Real Estate Investment Trusts have been a favorite investment category for retirees during the post crisis period. Why? Because they provided stock market like returns with a meaningful yield premium to help replace the income void created when the U.S. Federal Reserve lowered interest rates and kept them pinned at 0% for nearly a decade.
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