Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) : Considerations for the Federal Employees Thrift Savings Plan (TSP).

Summarizes the legal and economic history of real estate investment trusts (REITs), and reviews factors that have contributed to recent strong performances of REITs as investment vehicles. Addresses arguments surrounding the possible inclusion of REITs as an investment alternative in the Federal emp...

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Corporate Authors:	Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 2006.
Series:	U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:	United States. > Congress > Officials and employees. Investments. Real estate investment trusts. Electronic books.
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Summary:	Summarizes the legal and economic history of real estate investment trusts (REITs), and reviews factors that have contributed to recent strong performances of REITs as investment vehicles. Addresses arguments surrounding the possible inclusion of REITs as an investment alternative in the Federal employees thrift savings plan.
Item Description:	Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed Dec. 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC. CRS Report. Electronic resource.
Physical Description:	1 online resource.