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...commercial real estate rents and occupancy rates continue to plunge, leaving industry experts wondering if the rally was premature at best - and overdone at worst. "I'm a little bit more cautious in the near-term, given the rally that we've had and where valuations sit," says Michael Bilerman, a Citigroup Global Markets analyst. "They're trading at a 15% to 20% premium to NAV [net asset value]." He says he wouldn't be surprised if REIT stocks saw a 5% to 10% correction in the near-term. (Read "New REITs Pounce on Distressed Mortgage Assets...
...this triggered a flurry of dedicated mutual funds, value managers, ETFs and hedge funds to move into the sector in a big way, notes Bilerman. Although the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index surged 97.6% from the group's trough on March 6, it's still off 50% from its peak in February 2007, according to the NAREIT. So investors are willing to pay up for REITs based on their longer-term outlooks and potential windfall in the distressed real estate market, says Bohjalian. REITs touted as likely buyers in the distressed market are Simon Property Group, Vornado Realty Trust, Boston...
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