he emergence of REITs in the U.S. real estate market -- The Modern real estate investment trust industry: an overview -- Going public: the formation of a REIT -- REITs and the regulatory environment: REITs as legal entities -- Federal taxation of real estate investment trust -- Overview of the State tax concepts affecting REITs: The CEO's perspective -- REITs and commercial lenders: the evolving relationship -- Life insurance companie's investments in REITs -- REIT mergers and acquisitions -- REIT governance for directors and trustees -- Investor relations -- Investment analysis of REITs: The Historical behavior of REIT returns: a capital markets perspective -- The Historical behavior of REIT returns: a real estate perspective -- Financial analysis of REIT securities -- Public and private real estate: performance implications for asset allocation -- Institutional investor strategies: REITs and institutional investors -- REIT investment strategy: the pension fund perspective -- The Emergence of U.S. REITs viewed from a global perspective

1. Real estate investment trusts -- United States