Looking forward, do you think that we're going to see more mergers and acquisitions or more acquisitions in general? Is the cost of capital too high for REITs right now? Yeah, there's actually a lot to unpack in the cost of Capital. And another thing about REITs is the impact of interest rates in terms of trying to keep buying new properties.
The broad real estate market underperformed the S&P 500 in 2022, but the upside is investors can find some cheaper opportunities in a cyclical sector. Deidre Woollard and Motley Fool Contributor Matt Frankel discuss: - How REITs differ from stocks - Publicly traded vs. private REITs - One office REIT that's evolving - Ways to spot a yield trap - REITs benefiting from e-commerce trends
Companies/REITs discussed: ESRT, SPG, PLD, GOOG, GOOGL, META, O, SKT, KIM, VNQ, EWRE, IIPR
Host: Deidre Woollard Guest: Matt Frankel Producer: Ricky Mulvey Engineer: Rick Engdahl, Tim Sparks
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