Why REITs Will Soar in 2018 (and 5 to Buy Now)

The REIT bears have gone too far this time. In the past few days, I’ve seen a lot of panicky commentary warning that incoming Federal Reserve chair Jerome Powell will raise rates too fast after he takes over in February—and that would be a disaster for real estate investment trusts (REITs). Don’t take the bait. Because it all adds up more fear-fanning headlines from a business press desperate to make something out of nothing. I’ll show you why in a moment. Then we’ll move on to 3 corners of the REIT space (and 5 stocks in particular) that underperformed in 2017—and are poised to spring back big time in 2018.… Read more