Comments on: Investment Choice: REIT

By: The Sun

The Sun — Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:43:53 +0000

Savvy Steward: Actually, I haven’t looked at international REIT yet, but it could be an interesting idea. Are you aware of any good choices? If I will go for it, I probably will look for ETFs instead of mutual funds. The only problem is, international REIT ETFs may not be available at this time.

MossySF: I think between 10 and 15% of REIT is a reasonable allocation. While the real estate is kind of struggling right now, performance of REIT is still quite good. When will be the best time to enter? I don’t know. But if I want to hold it for years, it won’t really matter too much on entering now or a year from now as many people predicted that by that time the housing market should rebound.

By: Savvy Steward

Savvy Steward — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 21:55:07 +0000

Hey Sun,

Good writeup on REIT investments.

Have you ever looked international/foreign REIT’s?

By: my wealth journey

my wealth journey — Mon, 09 Apr 2007 04:57:43 +0000

As mentioned by a few posters, REITs by itself is not a good diversification strategy. However, depending on your strategy and your risk level, you may be comfortable picking a REIT such as SPG or GGP rather than picking a ETF or a fund such as TRREX.

I think REITs are due for a pull back a little but I don’t want to miss the upward trend should it head up as it has slowly the past few weeks. I personally took a bit off the table and only have about 7% of my portfolio in a fund that invests in REITs.

By: MossySF

MossySF — Sun, 08 Apr 2007 17:21:21 +0000

I’m also at 8% now w/ goals to be about 10% domestic REIT and 5% international REIT. But I think I’ll hold off on bumping up the % for now.

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