NYSSA Presents 17th Annual REIT Conference.

NEW YORK -- The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) will present the 17th Annual REIT Conference on March 1, 2007.

2006 marked the seventh consecutive year that REITs outperformed all other major U.S. equity market benchmarks. Strong economic fundamentals, increasing institutional investment, and a jump in mergers and acquisitions have fueled the industry's recent growth. Learn what 2007 has in store for investors and meet the VIPs from some of the industry's fastest growing public REITs.

The following companies are presenting:

BRE Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BRE); Chartwell Seniors Housing REIT (TSX: CSH.UN); Crystal River Capital, Inc. (NYSE: CRZ); First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: FR); Medical Properties Trust (NYSE: MPW); Washington Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: WRE); Winston Hotels, Inc. (NYSE: WXH); and W. P. Carey & Co. LLC (NYSE: WPC).

The conference will be held on March 1, 2007, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., at NYSSA, 1177 Avenue of the Americas, 2nd Floor, NYC. The registration deadline is February 22, $265 NYSSA members, $365 nonmembers. No charge for press with credentials. A complete agenda is available at

http://www.nyssa.org/Template.cfm?Section=conferences___seminars& template=/ContentManagement/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=9461

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About NYSSA

The New York Society of Security Analysts (NYSSA) is celebrating 70 years as a leading forum for the investment community. NYSSA's mission is to promote best practices and the highest professional and ethical standards in the industry. NYSSA is the largest of the more than 134 societies worldwide that make up CFA Institute, which has more than 88,000 members.