International Business News - REITs http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of real estate investment trusts traded mixed Wednesday after a Stifel Nicolaus and Co. analyst upgraded the ratings of 13 companies on attractive pricing and other factors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/sector-snap-reits-mixed-after-analyst-upgrades.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:40:08 EST Share of real estate investment trusts that invest in mortgage-backed securities got a hefty boost Tuesday after the Federal Reserve said it would buy up billions of dollars worth of securities issued by Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/sector-wrap-fed-plan-boosts-mortgage-reits.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 16:07:05 EST Shares of real estate investment trusts were mixed Tuesday, after a Goldman Sachs Group Inc. analyst said he remains cautious on the sector and made several ratings changes. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081125/sector-snap-real-estate-investment-trusts-mixed.htm Tue, 25 Nov 2008 13:56:11 EST Shares of real estate investment trusts were mixed Wednesday after the Federal Reserve cut a key interest rate and a Goldman Sachs analyst report reaffirmed a cautious view due to a potential downturn in the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081029/sector-snap-reits-mixed-on-analyst-report.htm Wed, 29 Oct 2008 15:24:13 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts tumbled Wednesday after a dismal retail report signaled that the credit freeze has hit the economy beyond the banking sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081015/sector-snap-reit-stocks-down.htm Wed, 15 Oct 2008 13:17:45 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts dropped Tuesday even as the broader market edged up following the U.S. government's plan to spend $250 billion to buy stock in private banks. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081014/sector-snap-reit-stocks-down.htm Tue, 14 Oct 2008 14:14:53 EDT Among the sector activity stories for Wednesday, Oct. 8, from AP Financial News: NEW YORK (AP)--Shares of most hotel real estate investment trusts dropped Wednesday afternoon--some posting percentage declines in the double digits--as a pair of analysts issued downbeat outlooks for the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/sector-roundup-hotel-reits-refiners.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 15:17:02 EDT Shares of most hotel real estate investment trusts dropped Wednesday afternoon--some posting percentage declines in the double digits--as a pair of analysts issued downbeat outlooks for the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081008/sector-snap-hotel-reits-drop.htm Wed, 08 Oct 2008 13:50:06 EDT Shares of hotel real estate investment trusts dropped further on Monday amid a global market sell-off, after a gloomy forecast by Marriott International Inc. last week heightened investors' worries about the already-battered industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/shares-of-hotel-reits-drop-amid-global-sell-off.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 13:21:51 EDT _ A prolonged downturn in commercial real estate appears more likely due to the national credit crunch and higher funding costs and equity requirements for real estate investment trusts, Goldman Sachs analysts said Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081006/analysts-cautious-commercial-real-estate-outlook.htm Mon, 06 Oct 2008 10:55:40 EDT Following the broader market down, shares of real estate investment trusts tumbled Monday after the House defeated a $700 billion emergency rescue bill designed to bail out the stumbling financial industry. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080929/sector-snap-reit-shares-amid-market-sell-off.htm Mon, 29 Sep 2008 14:56:10 EDT Shares of several real estate investment trusts tumbled Monday after an analyst downgraded four of them to a "Hold" rating and investors weighed the impact that the government's takeover of mortgage giants Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac could have on the sector. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080922/sector-snap-several-reits-down-on-hold-rating.htm Mon, 22 Sep 2008 16:41:45 EDT Shares of AMB Property Corp. declined Friday after an analyst downgraded the industrial real estate investment trusts due to uncertainty about earnings. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080919/global-industrial-reits-fall-after-downgrade.htm Fri, 19 Sep 2008 17:53:51 EDT Shares of mortgage real estate investment trusts could be ready for an upturn, as their exposure to the demise of Lehman Brothers Holding Inc. is manageable, according to a Keefe, Bruyette & Woods analyst. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080916/ahead-of-the-bell-mortgage-reits.htm Tue, 16 Sep 2008 09:05:10 EDT A Friedman, Billings, Ramsey & Co. analyst on Tuesday downgraded several real estate investment trusts over concerns about commercial real estate activity. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080813/ahead-of-the-bell-commercial-reits.htm Wed, 13 Aug 2008 09:16:29 EDT A Wachovia analyst said Friday he expects a variety of issues to keep the stocks of health care real estate investment trusts at their current levels over the next year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080718/sector-snap-health-care-reits.htm Fri, 18 Jul 2008 13:50:07 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts ended down sharply Friday, along with the broader market, on rapidly rising oil prices and a larger-than-expected rise in unemployment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/closing-glance-reits-slide-on-unemployment-news.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 16:10:22 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded lower Friday morning, along with the broader market, on rising oil prices and a bigger-than-expected increase in unemployment. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080606/opening-glance-reits-slip-on-unemployment-data.htm Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:12:33 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts closed higher Thursday, as investors looked past unsettling housing data and focused on better-than-expected May retail sales and a dropoff in unemployment claims. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/closing-glance-reits-rise-on-retail-sales-results.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 16:06:53 EDT Shares of real estate investment trusts traded higher Thursday morning, even as home foreclosures and late payments set records over the first three months of the year. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080605/opening-glance-reits-up-on-retail-jobless-data.htm Thu, 05 Jun 2008 10:29:36 EDT