In
the last couple of quarters we've seen a dramatic uptick as more merchants accept it.
Bank of America A warrants (BAC.WS.A): these warrants are basically flat since I purchased them in August, having first gained 30 %, then lost the same amount as the company underperformed
these last couple of quarters.
While the market has pushed REIT valuations down over
the last couple of quarters, and particularly the past month, due to fears of rising rates, history tells us that REITs generally do well during periods of slowly rising rates and some REITs will often beat the big market indexes under these conditions.
«The next few quarters will be far more difficult than
the last couple of quarters in terms of fundamentals [growth],» says Sam Chandan, chief economist at Reis.