With a 13.92% year-to-date (YTD) return, versus the S&P’s 7.72% YTD return, the real estate investment trust (REIT) industry has significantly beaten the overall markets in recent months.

Even the well-performing NASDAQ, with its 12.75% TYD return, trails the REIT industry by over 1%, YTD.

REITs offer real estate investment diversity to investors in lieu of owning physical real estate. This along with their, at times, hefty dividends have helped them to find a place in my mid/long-term portfolio. But as the REIT industry has been performing increasingly well, undervalued REIT investments are becoming fewer and further between; but some still linger…

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