REITs, Good as Gold?

The Globe and Mail, Tara Perkins, 8 March 2006Toronto � Prices for real estate investment trusts appear to be closely related to gold prices, an analyst has found.In a report Wednesday, Scotia Capital analyst Himalaya Jain noted that REIT prices in Canada and the United States have been setting new highs in recent weeks.Out of curiosity, Mr. Jain charted the relationship between the price of gold