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Originally published on May 18, 2020 The disaster came in two phases: first, the brick-and-mortar meltdown, then COVID-19. Retail property REITs had a huge day in the stock market on Monday. The WOLF STREET market cap-weighted index of nine REITs in this space surged 12.4% on the day! ...

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By John Corcoran, Senior Client Portfolio Manager Looking forward, when markets stabilize, we see some potential tailwinds for residential REITs. The coronavirus outbreak and OPEC price war has punished risk asset prices, and real estate investment trusts (REITs) are no exception. ...

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