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<p>Foreword ix</p> <p>Preface xi</p> <p>Acknowledgments xv</p> <p>About the Authors xvii</p> <p><b>Part I An Introduction to REITs 1</b></p> <p>Chapter 1 What is a REIT? 3</p> <p>Chapter 2 Benefits of Investing in REITs 25</p> <p>Chapter 3 Real Estate Fundamentals 37</p> <p>Chapter 4 REIT Dividends 49</p> <p>Chapter 5 Leases 65</p> <p>Chapter 6 REITs by Property Type 79</p> <p>Chapter 7 Mortgage REITs 109</p> <p><b>Part II Investing in REITs 125</b></p> <p>Chapter 8 Getting Technical 127</p> <p>Chapter 9 Real Estate Debt and Fixed Income Securities 147</p> <p>Chapter 10 REIT Performance in Various Market Conditions 159</p> <p>Chapter 11 Analyzing REITs 185</p> <p>Conclusion 227</p> <p>Appendix A REITs Listed Alphabetically by Company Name 233</p> <p>Appendix B REITs Listed Alphabetically by Ticker Symbol 241</p> <p>Appendix C REITs by Sector 249</p> <p>Glossary 263</p> <p>Index 273</p>

<p><b>STEPHANIE KREWSON-KELLY</b> is the Vice President of Investor Relations at Corporate Office Properties Trust (NYSE: OFC). Her career in the REIT industry began in 1994 and includes work in investment banking, as a sell-side analyst, and as an internationally published author. She also serves as an adjunct professor at the University of Denver, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management, and as a board member of the James A. Graaskamp Center for Real Estate Applied REIT program at the Wisconsin School of Business. <p><b>GLENN R. MUELLER, P<small>H</small>D,</b> is a professor at the University of Denver, Franklin L. Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management as well as a Real Estate Investment Strategist at Black Creek Group. He has 44 years of real estate experience as a builder, developer, lender, and institutional real estate researcher. His Real Estate Market Cycle research is internationally known as well as his award-winning investment strategy and REIT research.

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