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All's Well in Unlisted REITs?

Published Sunday, June 01, 2003

Investors are pouring funds into unlisted real estate investment trusts (REITs) at an unprecedented pace, fueling an acquisitions binge that shows no signs of decelerating. Wells Real Estate Funds, which sponsors an unlisted REIT, was the largest buyer of Class-A office buildings in the nation last year with more than $1.4 billion in acquisitions. The only listed REIT to come close to that number was Boston Properties, which spent $1.06 billion on acquisitions last year. This year, Wells is looking to acquire $2.5 billion worth of new properties. Critics of unlisted REITs — often confused with private REITs ...

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