Pariseur

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 12:45 PM

Re: Annuities

There are insurance companies that package various forms of inflation protection in return for a discount in the guaranteed pay rate. It's a specialized area and one where I'd recommend finding a specialized broker. I thought about studying the [more]

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 9:13 AM

Re: Equity REIT Buy (Smoke) Signals.

<< I see no need to try to anticipate the bottom. >>

The HQ Fools would (I am pretty certain) agree with you, at least that's the strategy they used to recommend. But Litt would (I am pretty certain) say that his data suggests [more]

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 7:34 AM

Re: more than a strip mall

<< a Houston based operator of 37 adult entertainment clubs and bars. Rick's is a publicly traded co., is planning to spin off real estate holdings as a REIT later this yr >>

The accounting issues would appear to be be [more]

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 7:05 PM

Re: Equity REIT Buy (Smoke) Signals.

I am sure I will never be able to "catch a falling knife" by picking the exactly right day for a turnaround. Having said that, I'd be willing to bet you a couple of Martinis at my local bar that within 90 to 180 days of today there will be [more]

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Pariseur posted to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 2:54 PM

Equity REIT Buy (Smoke) Signals.

I myself, speaking ONLY for myself, think we are near the point where good equity REITs are about to rise in price. That mysterious entity our friend Ralph calls “Mr. Market” has been dissing REITs on the theory they are like bonds, and indeed a lot [more]

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 2:27 PM

Re: Mom's being told to buy nontraded REIT

I too am posting late. I am not quite so down on private REITs and other direct real estate investments as our guru REITNUT. In fact I have advised a number of private investment vehicles that did pretty del, but NONE OF THEM were appropriate for [more]

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Pariseur replied to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 1:00 PM

Re: AAA+

Among modern office buildings the Seagram's my fav too. Lever House which was built while Charles Luckman was Lever's CEO and Gordon Bunschaft of Skidmore Owengs and Merrill was architect is second.

I am not nearly as fond of The Prudential [more]

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Pariseur posted to the Real Estate Inv. Trusts: REITs board. 9:17 AM

AAA+

The "buy and hold" Class A properties strategy still has adherents in the major pension funds. I can remember looking out the window of my parents' apartment in the old Ambassador hotel, watching the remarkable and unique Seagram Building [more]