Comments on: 2010 Stock Picks: REIT ETF’s

By: IS

IS — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 20:27:30 +0000

@Buddy – Yes this year has been a year to be short, like almost everything else:) But I would say that prices will recover. Trying to pick the bottom is almost impossible

What I meant was comparing REIT ETF’s to REIT Mutual Funds. They are a lot cheaper in terms of overall fees. That is what I meant:)

By: buddy

buddy — Sat, 05 Jun 2010 17:21:55 +0000

bargain ? howabout go short,

REITs superior to mutual fuinds?

HOW so ?? Re taxes, maintence, declining rents.

RE and REITS are shirts

bud

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By: IS

IS — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 16:05:33 +0000

@Cynical Investor – Would have to look but is XRE mostly Canadian real estate? If so, I would think the potential problems are not as serious. If it’s US, bit more complex but I would keep it in a diversified portfolio

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By: Cynical Investor

Cynical Investor — Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:19:52 +0000

I have been buying Canadian XRE (if I do not own real estate at least to own some through proxy).

However, it seems that the commercial real estate is going to collapse soon (according to what I’ve been reading) so I am quite fearful it will catch me with my guard off.

By: John

John — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:43:56 +0000

Questions: What’s the proportion of commercial real estate in the MSCI REIT Index? What do you think are the trends of commercial real estate compared to residential real estate?

Thanks!

By: Zavi

Zavi — Thu, 04 Feb 2010 13:55:24 +0000

I think that best bargains are out there in South Florida foreclosures! However, you need to be cautious. First, not everywhere in Florida is good to buy (location, location location like they love say at HGTV channel). Also, when you are buying foreclosures, property’s condition is not well known and an interior inspection of the property may not be possible before the sale… And there is no financing, so you need lot of cash!!

I don’t have any real estate investment. However a good alternative is to invest in a REIT ETF. VNQ seems like a good choice. And the expense ratio is the lowest among all of the ones in your table.