Wall Street Journal

This year's focus is on challenged private real estate firmsthat will go to the public markets looking for more cash. Industryobservers expect a flurry of IPOs this year similar to what tookplace after the market crashed in the early 1990s, theJournal says.

Bank of America lends more money to REITs than any other bank,acting as a lead lender on $43 billion of facilities to 53 REITs,the Journal. The firm's expertise in the space was bolsteredlast year with the acquisition of Merrill Lynch and its employees.Click here for the full Journal article.

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