| From Theaustralian.news.com.au: Investing in listed property trusts (LPTs), or A-REITs as they are now called, has proved a popular choice by many investors over the past few years, buoyed by a regular income stream and year-on-year capital growth.
Indeed, for most of the past 10 years the sector has outperformed the general equities market. However, the sector, which has in the past been a defensive haven in volatile times, has been hard hit of late, falling by much more than the broader market indices since the beginning of 2008..... Full Article: Source
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