The Ultimate Kryptonite For REIT Shorts

May 12, 2023 7:00 AM ETABR, DLR, MPW179 Comments

Summary

  • Over the last few months, we’ve seen a growing number of short sellers enter REIT-dom as it’s somewhat of a perfect storm.
  • Inflation, rising rates, a banking crisis, and a CRE (commercial real estate) meltdown (as the media describes) have given short sellers a perfect canvas for painting their fear-based short pitch.
  • I want to provide you with what I believe is the Kryptonite that will stop them in their tracks.
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Kryptonite Crystal

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This article was published on iREIT on Alpha on Wednesday, May 10, 2023.

According to Wikipedia, Kryptonite is "a fictional material that appears primarily in Superman stories" and in its "best-known form, it is a green, crystalline material originating from Superman's home world of Krypton."

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Brad Thomas has over 30 years of real estate investing experience and has acquired, developed, or brokered over $1B in commercial real estate transactions. He has been featured in Barron's, Bloomberg, Fox Business, and many other media outlets. He's the author of four books, including the latest, REITs For Dummies.

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