While inflation has made real estate investment trusts (REITs) more appealing to many investors, the rate hikes that followed sent many running in the opposite direction. Higher interest rates have not only hindered company growth but have also made REIT dividend yields less attractive than the "risk-free" Treasury yields. When dividend yields start hitting double digits, however, some REITs become a little too tempting to ignore. Are these 10%+ yields too good to pass up, or too good to be true
It's never easy to figure out Wall Street, where bad news can be good for stocks or vice versa. Sometimes a stock can be flying high, only to have a well-known analyst spoil the party with a downgrade. The reverse also is true, as was the case this week with some healthcare real estate investment trusts (REITs). Over the past three trading days, healthcare REITs have been the worst-performing REIT subsector. Six healthcare REITs lost between 4% and 11.5%. Eleven more healthcare REITs are also in