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Hong Kong Bubble? Property Prices, February 2013
Sold At The Top • Tue, May 7
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AllianceBernstein • Tue, Mar 19 • 9 Comments
Does Your Yield Measure Up? (Infographic)
Matt Tucker • Thu, Oct 25, 2012
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Tom Lydon • Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Top 10 Global Real Estate ETFs
David Fry • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
ETF Spotlight: Real Estate Investment Trusts
Tom Lydon • Fri, Apr 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
International REIT ETFs: Hedging Real Estate Globally
MyPlanIQ • Tue, Nov 22, 2011
International REIT ETFs: A Good Candidate For Tactical Asset Allocation
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Geographic Breakdown of 7 High Yield International Real Estate ETFs
Zvi Bar • Thu, Jun 2, 2011 • 1 Comment
Look to Global REIT ETFs for Additional Portfolio Diversification
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Apr 11, 2011
International REITs Offer Currency and Inflation Hedge
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Mar 10, 2011
ETFs With Little Volume but Big Returns, Revisited
Street One Financial • Tue, Dec 21, 2010
Sam Zell Speaks About Commercial Real Estate...
PlanMaestro • Sun, Sep 19, 2010 • 2 Comments
A CRE Downturn Won't Crash the Markets
Tom Brown • Thu, Jan 28, 2010 • 1 Comment
Investing in Real Estate ETFs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Jan 27, 2010 • 1 Comment
The Risks of Pursuing Higher-Yielding ETFs
Gary Gordon • Sun, Jan 17, 2010 • 6 Comments
Alternative ETF Portfolio for January
Scott's Investments • Wed, Jan 6, 2010 • 1 Comment
A Complete Guide to the Cheapest ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 17, 2009 • 6 Comments
Alternative ETF Portfolio Update
Scott's Investments • Thu, Dec 3, 2009 • 2 Comments
5 International Real Estate ETFs in the Crosshairs
Gary Gordon • Fri, Oct 16, 2009 • 3 Comments

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Roger Nusbaum • Wed, Apr 16, 2008

Hong Kong Bubble? Property Prices, February 2013
Sold At The Top • Tue, May 7
Global Real Estate Stocks: Time To Get Out?
AllianceBernstein • Tue, Mar 19 • 9 Comments
Does Your Yield Measure Up? (Infographic)
Matt Tucker • Thu, Oct 25, 2012
Large-Cap ETFs On A Roll
Tom Lydon • Fri, Oct 5, 2012
Top 10 Global Real Estate ETFs
David Fry • Wed, May 30, 2012 • 3 Comments
ETF Spotlight: Real Estate Investment Trusts
Tom Lydon • Fri, Apr 27, 2012 • 1 Comment
International REIT ETFs: Hedging Real Estate Globally
MyPlanIQ • Tue, Nov 22, 2011
International REIT ETFs: A Good Candidate For Tactical Asset Allocation
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Sep 12, 2011
Geographic Breakdown of 7 High Yield International Real Estate ETFs
Zvi Bar • Thu, Jun 2, 2011 • 1 Comment
Look to Global REIT ETFs for Additional Portfolio Diversification
MyPlanIQ • Mon, Apr 11, 2011
International REITs Offer Currency and Inflation Hedge
MyPlanIQ • Thu, Mar 10, 2011
ETFs With Little Volume but Big Returns, Revisited
Street One Financial • Tue, Dec 21, 2010
Sam Zell Speaks About Commercial Real Estate...
PlanMaestro • Sun, Sep 19, 2010 • 2 Comments
A CRE Downturn Won't Crash the Markets
Tom Brown • Thu, Jan 28, 2010 • 1 Comment
Investing in Real Estate ETFs
Michael Johnston • Wed, Jan 27, 2010 • 1 Comment
The Risks of Pursuing Higher-Yielding ETFs
Gary Gordon • Sun, Jan 17, 2010 • 6 Comments
Alternative ETF Portfolio for January
Scott's Investments • Wed, Jan 6, 2010 • 1 Comment
A Complete Guide to the Cheapest ETFs
Michael Johnston • Thu, Dec 17, 2009 • 6 Comments
Alternative ETF Portfolio Update
Scott's Investments • Thu, Dec 3, 2009 • 2 Comments
5 International Real Estate ETFs in the Crosshairs
Gary Gordon • Fri, Oct 16, 2009 • 3 Comments

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Weekend Investor: How to buy REITs in a crowded market

at MarketWatch.com (Jun 1, 2012)

WPS vs. ETF Alternatives

WPS Description

The iShares S&P Developed ex-U.S. Property Index Fund seeks investment results that correspond generally to the price and yield performance, before fees and expenses, of the S&P Developed ex US Property Index.
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Key Info

In Your Portfolio: A Guide to Sector ETFs, Real Estate [REIT] ETFs
Asset Class Performance: Real Estate

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Friday, May 24, 4:42 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: GDXJ +6.5%. GAZ +6.3%. TAN +5.2%. UNG +4.4%. GDX +4.3%.
ETF Losers: WPS -6.1%. EWJ -5.7%. EWA -5.6%. EPI -5.6%. IYR -3.4%. Comment! [On the Move]
Monday, May 20, 9:47 AM UBS' 5 "suspected" asset bubbles: 1) Risk-free rates - specifically Treasurys (TLT), Bunds (BUND, BUNL), JGBs (JGBL, JGBT, JGBD, JGBS) 2) Credit (HYG, JNK) 3) Real estate in Asia (WPS) 4) Certain EM equity markets (EIDO, IDXJ, EPHE, THD, EWW) 5) Australian banks (WBK, NABZY.PK, ANZBY.PK, CMWAY.PK). Comment!
Friday, April 5, 5:00 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: TLT +4.3%. WPS +3.7%. UNG +2.6%. VNQ +2.4%. IYR +1.8%.
ETF Losers: GDXJ -8.0%. GDX -7.4%. URA -6.7%. EWY -6.2%. REMX -5.3%. Comment! [On the Move]
Friday, March 22, 7:28 AM iShares International Property ETF (WPS) announces quarterly distribution of $0.201. 30-day SEC yield of 2.76%. For shareholders of record Mar. 26. Payable Mar. 28. Ex-div date Mar. 22. Comment! [Dividends]
Friday, March 1, 5:20 PM The week's ETF movers - Gainers: VXX +8.32%. GAZ +5.35%. UNG +3.87. WPS +2.85%. EWJ +1.78%.
ETF Losers: TAN -8.17%. EPI -4.36%. URA -4.13%. GDXJ -3.70%. BNO -3.21%. Comment! [On the Move]
Thursday, January 24, 10:48 AM Performance of U.S. REITs (IYR, VNQ) has been good, but international REITs like RWX have done even better while sporting higher yields. Greater alpha is nice on the way up, but don't think tighter Fed policy won't hit international REITs even harder than domestic ones, says Stephen Cucchiaro. A compromise might be RWO, which splits its portfolio between the U.S. and overseas. Comment! [Global & FX]
Wednesday, January 9, 10:50 AM International allocations are sharply higher at Windhaven Asset Management - an arm of Schwab and the biggest player in ETF-managed portfolios. Favorites are international real-estate ETFs (WPS an example), Hong Kong (EWH) and Germany (EWG). Domestically, the funds are overweight tech (QQQ). Comment! [Global & FX]
Sunday, January 6, 8:56 AM While the preferred stock (PFF) led the income pack in 2012 with a total return of 18.2%, the current risk-reward profile isn't great, says Barclays' Shobhit Gupta, with the upside capped by the issuer call option, and significant downside if rates rise. One overlooked class for investors: Convertible Bonds (CWB). Barron's overview of the income sector. 26 Comments [Quick Ideas]
Tuesday, December 11, 2012, 3:28 PM Developed real estate ex-U.S. (WPS) continues a torrid run, both absolutely and measured against U.S. real estate (IYR, VNQ). Though its holdings are concentrated in Asia and Australia, WPS began its outperformance right around the time of Mario Draghi's "whatever it takes" remarks concerning EMU. WPS +31.5%, IYR +13.5% YTD. 1 Comment [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]
Friday, November 16, 2012, 3:29 PM Developed real estate ex-U.S. (WPS) holds its ground over the last 2 months as domestic property (IYR) falls more than 7%. YTD, WPS is up 25.4% vs. an 8.7% gain for IYR. Another international fund, VNQI - holding many of the same stocks, but less top-heavy - has posted an even greater return, +28.1%. 3 Comments [Global & FX]
Friday, October 19, 2012, 12:29 PM Developed real estate ex- U.S. (WPS) continues to add to its sizable lead over domestic property (IYR, VNQ), with all of the outperformance coming since late July. The fund's largest holdings are concentrated in Asia - Japan, Hong Kong - with a bit of Australia and Europe thrown in. 1 Comment
Friday, September 14, 2012, 3:09 PM Trailing U.S. real estate (IYR, VNQ) badly for much of the last month, the past few sessions have been especially good for developed real estate ex-U.S (WPS). On a YTD basis, WPS continues to outperform domestic property by about 600 basis points. Comment!
Thursday, August 9, 2012, 9:25 AM Real estate outside of the U.S. continues to bounce, the ex-U.S. Property Index Fund (WPS) widening its YTD lead over domestic property ETFs (IYR, VNQ) in the last month. WPS gained 6.2% in the last 30 days (and 20% YTD) while the U.S. funds were about flat (13% YTD). Comment! [Global & FX]
Thursday, July 5, 2012, 1:16 PM Price matters. Real estate funds have trumped all other categories of stock fund over the last 3 years, not because the underlying assets have great fundamentals, but because the class "was priced for bankruptcy" in 2009. Now the fundamentals are turning. Some favorites: VNQ, SPG, AVB, FNIO, ICF, IFGL. 5 Comments [U.S. Economy]
Friday, June 29, 2012, 3:21 PM Real estate ex-U.S. outperformed U.S. real estate this month, WPS +4.9% (45 minutes before the close) vs. IYR and VNQ, each up about 2.5%. Over the last year though, it's not close, with U.S. real estate outperforming ex-U.S. by 1500 basis points or more (depending on the ETF), the divergence beginning last last fall. Comment!
Friday, June 8, 2012, 3:23 PM Financial jitters can also be seen in the performance of broad REIT ETFs, with one tracking developed property ex-U.S. (WPS) giving up big early year gains vs. two cousins tracking developed property in the States (VNQ, IYR). While all 3 continue with solid returns (not even including the dividends), the U.S. funds are now in the lead YTD. Comment! [Global & FX, U.S. Economy]

Brian Bobbitt
REITs. Now I am looking for rental REITs. I think, rental property is going to get more valuable as mortgaging is getting harder. WPS
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DaLatin: Most have had there moves ! High rents in cities r finally going 2 start pushing suburb buying again ! All beit slowly.Problem is APPRAISERS
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Anthony Alfidi
International REITs? Like $IFGL or $WPS? Forget it. Too thinly traded, no option chains.
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