A Warning for Timber REITs
A Warning for Timber REITs Millionacres 3 hrs ago Weyerhaeuser (NYSE: WY) have nearly doubled over the past year. That's incredible, given that the average REIT, as measured by Vanguard Real Estate ETF (NYSEMKT: VNQ), is only up around 33%. Before you jump aboard this rocket to the moon, here are some things you need to think about. What timber REITs do At its core, Weyerhaeuser owns timberlands, which is why it's a REIT. That's the same idea that underpins peers like CatchMark Timber (NYSE: CTT), Timber is a very interesting business in many ways. For example, while there's effort in ma...