The benchmark real estate investment trust (REIT) ETF — the Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSE:XLRE) — is lower than it was at the beginning of January, lodging it firmly in a downtrend. The XLRE, as it’s known, started the year at $51 and today goes for $44.99. That’s an 11.8% loss if you had picked up the basket of REITs in the fund.
Fortunately, not all REITS are headed in the downward direction. As a matter of fact, here are six with prices heading solidly upward since January
