REITs Maintain Significant Lead versus S&P 500 Index

Throughout 2010, REITs have maintained a significant lead versus the S&P 500 Index. While performance has varied month to month and week to week, positive performance gap of 15% in favor of REITs as of August 13, 2010 appears to indicate investor preference for the stability of REIT real estate ownership and appreciation for the dividends paid by REITs to shareholders.

Our REIT Weekly Comments, posted on a regular basis to Factset, keep investors up to date on weekly and year to date performance of REIT sectors, while providing a record of our daily comments on individual REIT stocks.

Attached is a recent copy of REIT Weekly Comments documenting this positive performance gap for REITs included in the S&P 500 Index.