Real estate investment trust

Definitions

 * REIT
 * Funds From Operations- FFO
 * Timber Investment Management Organization - TIMO

Interest rate risk
REIT prices may decline as the interest rate rise.

Funds
See Vanguard REIT Index Fund and US Real Estate Investment Trusts for mutual funds and ETFs covering the asset class.

Real Estate Research Journals

 * TIAA-CREF Asset Management Research
 * Journal of Real Estate Research
 * Journal of Real Estate Portfolio Management
 * International Real Estate Review

Papers

 * Real estate investing the REIT way by Barclays Global Investor
 * Commercial Real Estate: The Role of Global Listed Real Estate Equities in a Strategic Asset Allocation by Ibbotson
 * Cointegration of Real Estate Stocks and REITs with Common Stocks, Bonds and Consumer Price Inflation - An International Comparison by Westerheide, Peter (2006)
 * The Cross-Section of Expected REIT Returns by Chui, Andy C.W., Titman, Sheridan and Wei, K.C. John (March 3,2003)
 * The Case for REITs in the Mixed-Asset Portfolio in the Short and Long Run by Stephen Lee and Simon Stevenson (2004)
 * The Role of Non-Traditional Real Estate Sectors in REIT Portfolios by Graeme Newell and Hsu Wen Peng (2006)
 * Commercial Equity Real Estate: A Framework for Analysis by Christopher B. Philips, CFA, Vanguard Investment Counseling & Research, 08/17/2007