Investors are understandably frustrated by listed real estate investment trusts (REITs). The S&P Real Estate Select Sector Index is off 2.1% over the past three years, belying real estate’s reputation as an inflation-fighting group. However, that slump was more the result of rising interest rates, which punished rate-sensitive REITs. When it comes to inflation-fighting prowess, [...] The post Using Real Estate to Buffer Against Inflation appeared first on ETF Trends .