Retail REIT's

The Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) declared a special dividend of $0.1834 per share. The special dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2010.

The Board of Directors of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO) today declared a regular quarterly dividend of $0.4375 per share of common stock, an increase of 5.4 percent. The common dividend is payable December 31, 2010 to shareholders of record on December 17, 2010. Since the company went public...

Everyone would like to have a passive income stream. Passive income can help to supplement your existing income. The great thing about a passive income stream is that it is income that you do not work for on a full time day to day basis. Passive income is defined as income that you earn from...

Equity One, Inc. (NYSE: EQY) announced today the pricing of its underwritten public offering of 8.0 million shares of its common stock on December 8, 2010, at a price to the public of $16.90 per share. The Company also granted the underwriters a 30-day option to purchase up to an additional 1.2...

Direxion Daily China Bear 3x Shares ETF (NYSE: CZI) traded higher today, as the BNY China Select ADR Index struggled. China Mobile Ltd (ADR) (NYSE: CHL) fell 0.99%, and CNOOC Limited (ADR) (NYSE: CEO) dropped 1.92%. Direxion Daily Financial Bull 3X Shares(ETF) (NYSE: FAS) also did well, it spiked...

Equity One, Inc. (NYSE: EQY) announced today that it will issue and sell 8.0 million shares of its common stock in a public offering. Barclays Capital Inc. is acting as sole book running manager for the offering. The Company intends to use the net proceeds for the repayment of indebtedness,...

With yields on government debt continuing to soar, anything interest rate sensitive will continue to get hit, and that includes real estate investment trusts. REITS are a preferred method of investment over bonds, as they also offer capital appreciation, in addition to high dividend payments. If...

Hilliard Lyons is downgrading shares of Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) from Buy to Neutral.

Real estate investment trusts are taking a beating today, as most of them have turned negative and are diving down sharply. At last check, shares of General Growth Properties (NYSE: GGP), Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG), and the iShares Dow Jones US Real Estate ETF (NYSE: IYR) all started plunging...

FBR Capital is initiating coverage on Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) with an Outperform rating and a $21 PT.

FBR Capital is initiating coverage on Cedar Shopping Centers Inc. (NYSE: CDR) with an Outperform rating and a $7 PT.

Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) today announced that its Board of Directors has declared its fourth quarter 2010 dividend for the Company's common stock. Fourth quarter 2010 cash dividend of $0.51 per share. The declared fourth quarter 2010 dividend when annualized equals $2.04 per share...

PowerShares introduced four new ETFs based on KBW financial industry indexes on 12/02/2010.  This marks the first time that PowerShares and KBW (Keefe, Bruyette & Woods) have teamed up in the ETF space.  Seven other ETFs based on different KBW indexes are currently on the market under the SPDR...

Jefferies raises its price target on National Retail Properties (NYSE: NNN) from $25 to $29.