{"id":18954,"date":"2020-05-12T09:34:29","date_gmt":"2020-05-12T14:34:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/?p=18954"},"modified":"2020-05-15T13:23:36","modified_gmt":"2020-05-15T18:23:36","slug":"what-are-real-estate-investment-trusts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/what-are-real-estate-investment-trusts\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing In Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): What Are They and What Risks Are Involved?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">For thirty years, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) has worked with investors seeking to recover losses they suffered because a broker and their broker-dealer sold them real estate investment trusts (REITs) that were too high risk for their portfolios. The unsuitability of REITs for many investors has come even clearer in the wake of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak and its impact on many investments.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">REITs are not for every kind of investor and a stockbroker should only recommend them if the customer can handle the risks involved and these investments can help fulfill, rather than derail, the client\u2019s goals. <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/contact-us.html\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Contact our REIT fraud law firm<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> today if you have suffered substantial losses involving your real estate investment trust that you suspect may have been caused by broker fraud or negligence.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What Are REITs?<\/span><\/h2>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.investorlawyers.com\/blog\/what-are-real-estate-investment-trusts\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Investing In Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs): What Are They and What Risks Are Involved?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For thirty years, Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm) has worked with investors seeking to recover losses they suffered because a broker and their broker-dealer sold them real estate investment trusts (REITs) that were too high risk for their portfolios. 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