This is the eighth and last in our series of articles of ways to invest in real estate. Swap contracts come in a variety of types, including the total return swap, equity swap, contract for difference and credit default swap, among others. In this article, we’ll address the use of total return swaps to replicate the return one would earn on a REIT index ETF (exchange-traded … [Read more...] about REITs vs Real Estate Swaps