Real estate investment trust

Definitions

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

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