5 trends making REITs hot as other stocks stall By: CNBC.com News May 01, 2014 at 10:50 AM EDT Real estate investment trusts are handily beating the S&P 500 this year, and there are five big trends that should continue to favor REITs. Read More >> Related Stocks: Cyrusone Inc Digital Realty Trust Duke Realty Corp Extra Space Storage Inc First Industrial Realty Trust Gartner Inc Hashicorp Inc Cl A Pebblebrook Hotel Trust Prologis Public Storage Ventas Inc