Real estate investment trusts (REITs) and related ETFs are usually viewed as rate-sensitive instruments, and with good reason. Much of that boils down to real estate being a capital-intensive endeavor. That means REITs often fund expansion and new projects by issuing debt. That’s tolerable when interest rates are low. But that’s obviously not the case [...] The post Some REITs on Firmer Financial Footing Than Investors Realize appeared first on ETF Trends .