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Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF SharesThe interest rate impact on REIT valuations — explained
Data center REITs are the AI infrastructure play people sleep on. $DLR and $EQIX have 10-year contracts with hyperscalers who can't build fast enough. Power constraints create a durable moat.
Industrial REITs vs office REITs — very different stories
Industrial REITs ($PLD, $EGP): e-commerce secular tailwind, near 100% occupancy, 5%+ rent growth on renewals. Office REITs: tenant flight to quality, high vacancies, hybrid work questions. Avoiding.
My REIT portfolio breakdown and yield analysis
REIT thesis: real assets, contractual income, inflation linkage through lease escalators, and forced diversification. Rising rates hurt short-term but quality REITs grow through rate cycles.
The interest rate impact on REIT valuations — explained
REIT thesis: real assets, contractual income, inflation linkage through lease escalators, and forced diversification. Rising rates hurt short-term but quality REITs grow through rate cycles.
Why I prefer individual REITs over VNQ
Industrial REITs ($PLD, $EGP): e-commerce secular tailwind, near 100% occupancy, 5%+ rent growth on renewals. Office REITs: tenant flight to quality, high vacancies, hybrid work questions. Avoiding.
Cap rate math: how I evaluate REIT fair value
VICI is the best REIT I own. Triple net leases on Las Vegas Strip casinos. 43-year weighted average lease term. CPI-linked rent escalators. Tenants who CANNOT leave.
Preferred shares of REITs — underrated income play?
VICI is the best REIT I own. Triple net leases on Las Vegas Strip casinos. 43-year weighted average lease term. CPI-linked rent escalators. Tenants who CANNOT leave.
Self-storage REITs: cyclical or secular growth?
O at this price: 5.8% yield, monthly dividend, 30 consecutive years of increases. At 14x AFFO, I think risk/reward is compelling for a core holding.
Medical REITs ($MPW, $WELL) — I have opinions
Industrial REITs ($PLD, $EGP): e-commerce secular tailwind, near 100% occupancy, 5%+ rent growth on renewals. Office REITs: tenant flight to quality, high vacancies, hybrid work questions. Avoiding.
$O at 52-week lows — is this a buy?
Industrial REITs ($PLD, $EGP): e-commerce secular tailwind, near 100% occupancy, 5%+ rent growth on renewals. Office REITs: tenant flight to quality, high vacancies, hybrid work questions. Avoiding.
My REIT portfolio breakdown and yield analysis
Cap rate math: simple tool for avoiding overpaying. The implied cap rate expansion vs current market rates tells you a lot about the risk/reward.
Preferred shares of REITs — underrated income play?
O at this price: 5.8% yield, monthly dividend, 30 consecutive years of increases. At 14x AFFO, I think risk/reward is compelling for a core holding.