Vanguard REIT ETF (AMEX:VNQ)

As banks rebound, lending rebounds, real estate goes up.

I had a -10% stop in place....

Real estate starting to strengthen, ok dividend

Real estate stocks are overvalues

Capital is king; the ongoing real estate meltdown has created profitable opportunities for the sharks that make money efficiently managing real assets. With 6 million homeowners behind on their payments or in some stage of default, and the unpleasantness of alternatives, incomes made in any economic recovery are to some significant extent permanently shifting from paying off mortgage banks to landlords.

REIT play

REIT's have been a recent outperformer.

I can get a better yield in 10 year treasuries

Expect Real Estate to gain steam later this year

Real Estate Investment Trust. Real Estate is starting to recover. Strong Dividend.

I think we have pretty much found the bottom of the reit market. THere has been a nice rebound since March, but it it still at 50% of 2007 peak. Additionally, at $40/share there is a current dividend of 4%

Banks are in much better shape and REITS will benefit as a result when the commercial real estate market turns.

Real Estate has reached its bottom or is close at least this ETF will lag for about a year but afterwards the potential rewards are huge.

Fundamentals in REITS tend to lag a recovery in the economy and there is considerable uncertainty in terms of the total capacity in the credit markets relative to upcoming maturities.

Real estate will recover.

REITs should be coming back soon, but I do not want to bet on just one of them. This is a good 'basket' play until you see one separate themselves from the rest of the others.

The dividend is over 12.5 % and over the long run the NAV is going to keep up with inflaction.

Collect 11% a year while waiting for this puppy to pop.
Wait it out and be rewarded. Now if they cut the dividend, things could be different.

In the near future this ETF will get beaten down like a dog along with just about anything to do with real estate.

What some people overlook in REIT though is many of the properties managed and/or owned by REIT are locked into contracts.

Look for most REIT to stay steady or lose very little over the next year and then start to perform again toward the end of next summer.

Also as with most ETF's by owning several companys you are automaticly diversified so if one fails your portfolio doesnt go belly up or take a large hit.