As of April 5th, 2012, publicly-traded timberland-owning REITs posted YTD returns of nearly 10%, according to the Forisk Timber REIT (FTR) Index.
Brooks Mendell, Ph.D.
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Early in my investing career, I bought shares of Crown Pacific Partners, a timberland-owning firm headquartered in Portland, Oregon.
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How can timber REITs leverage their available capital, given the fact that they must distribute, and cannot retain, earnings?
When tracking wood demand and timber markets, we look not only to the past and to the future for guidance, but we look to the side – peripherally –...
Timber REIT returns depend on strong demand from end-use markets for forest products such as lumber, plywood, pulp and OSB. This explains the...