Are U.S. REIT ETFs A Buy In 2012?

After a tumultuous 2011 many investors are still finding their footing in the markets as confidence in the global economic recovery remains battered down. Despite persistent volatility in financial markets coupled with a looming debt crisis in Europe, the U.S. economy has demonstrated tremendous resilience; investors on the home front have digested platefuls of better-than-expected data releases from both the housing and labor markets over the past few months [see How To Invest Like UBS In 2012]. Encouraging economic data and signs of a labor market recovery have prompted many to overweight U.S. exposure in their portfolios going into 2012; likewise, the domestic real estate market has caught the attention of investors looking to favorably position themselves as the recovery at home picks up steam. Consistent increases in new home sales and improving confidence amongst homebuilders have been two signs of a slow, but steady, recovery in the beat down [...] Click here to read the original article on ETFdb.com. Related Posts: Talking Real Estate ETFs With IndexIQ’s Adam Patti First Small Cap REIT ETF Debuts: ROOF Time For A Real Estate ETF? The Definitive Guide To Real Estate ETFs: Real Estate ETF Investing 101 Half Year In Review: Six ETF Stories From The First Six Months of ’09