July 1, 2006
Stock to Watch — Essex Property Trust (ESS)
There is so much strength in the REITs that I’m featuring yet another one today (yesterday I featured SL Green Realty). Essex moved to a new high on about twice average volume. Check out the pretty symmetrical triangle that has formed on the weekly chart.
Essex Property Trust, Inc., a real estate investment trust, engages in the ownership, acquisition, development, and management of multifamily apartment communities in the United States. Essex Property Trust was founded in 1971 and is headquartered in Palo Alto, California.

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July 4th, 2006 at 10:38 pm
[…] I’ve featured a couple of REITs as Stocks to Watch in recent days (ESS, SLG) and noted that the sector remains very strong. Folks with long memories remember that the REITs were totally out of favor and huge underperformers in 1998 and 1999. But when the bubble burst in the first quarter of 2000, trend followers noticed that the sector was strong as everthing else came crashing down. […]