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REITs have been hit just as hard as stocks in the present onslaught – but that is unusual. The global REIT index (FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Index) has backpedaled -29.3% year-to-date (March 18), while the MSCI World Index has plummeted -30%.
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