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To: 2MAR$ who wrote (11425)	8/18/2001 7:42:01 PM
From: ChrisJP	Respond to of 208838

Hi 2Mar$, all I can say is that not all REITs are equal. there are shopping mall REITs, commercial office REITs and so on. I thought about them in March, but commercial real estate in under the influence of 2 competing forces: 1. The crappy economy 2. Lower interest rates I wasn't sure which force would win out so I stayed away. I know this may be border line blasphemous on a day traders thread, but there are REIT mutual funds. Here is one of the best. finance.yahoo.com Not only is up about 10% this year, I'm pretty sure it also yields between 5% and 10% dividends. Which is probably why it has gone up in value so dramatically since May. Regards, Chris