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REIT Stocks Outpace Most Market Benchmarks

BALTIMORE-LaSalle Investment Management sees bust for Wall Street a boom for Main Street. As real estate stocks post strong gains, the underlying real estate market remains relatively healthy.

By Marlon Millner | Updated on August 15, 2001

BALTIMORE-In a sluggish capital markets environment, real estate has been considered a safer investment, and by extension, real estate-related stocks.

A recent report by LaSalle Investment Management says stocks issued by real estate investment trusts have outperformed most market benchmarks this year due to the underlying health of the real estate industry.

REITs, as measured by the NAREIT Real Estate Equities Index, posted an 11.4% return in the first six months of 2001, beating the losses posted by most major indexes.

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