Note that the premium estimates shown are in 2009 dollars.

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Never mind that the Bloomberg REIT index yields a mere 4%, a discount of 0.6 percentage points to the ten-year Treasury note--and a most expressive contrast to the REIT's 8.1% yield in March 2000, which at the time was a two-point premium to the ten-year note.

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Another risk is if an investor buys a premium priced bond and the borrower prepays by refinancing or selling the home then the Note is paid back at par and the investor loses the premium.

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