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Strategies & Market Trends : REITS - Buying 1 - 2 weeks before going ex-dividend -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Jim Garrison who wrote (1501)	9/16/1999 10:13:00 AM
From: Richard Barron	Read Replies (3) \| Respond to of 2561

REITs hit oversold on the daily charts yesterdayfor ^RMS. Looks like they are ready to make a short term ride up. Hope it is strong and long!!! Richard

To: Jim Garrison who wrote (1501)	9/22/1999 5:50:00 PM
From: Jim Garrison	Respond to of 2561

To all: possible earnings concerns at MAA thestreet.com Following (in part) from theStreet.com today: "Mid-America's Memphis Blues By Christopher Edmonds Special to TheStreet.com 9/22/99 2:52 PM ET There are rumblings on the Street that Mid-America Apartment Communities (MAA:NYSE) is quietly meeting with analysts today to guide their earnings numbers lower. Sources say the company is telling analysts that 1999 funds from operations, or FFO, a widely accepted measure of a REIT's earnings and cash flow, will be in the area of $2.74 per share, down from the current First Call/Thomson Financial consensus of $2.86. The Memphis-based apartment REIT is said to be planning a public announcement about the shortfall Thursday. The company told TSC it would not comment on the matter until then. ....."