Today we are featuring top-performing “Real Estate" equity mutual funds, which primarily invest in equity securities of real estate companies.

Investors can find such funds by checking out the entire list of the Zacks #1 Rank Real Estate Equity Funds.

3 Excellent Examples

Forward Select Income A (KIFAX) was incepted in March 2001. The investment seeks high current income and potential for modest long-term growth of capital.

The fund invests primarily in securities of companies in the real estate industry, such as real estate investment trusts, master limited partnerships and other real estate firms. The fund invests at least 80% of its net assets in income-producing securities.

Shareholders have to make a minimum initial investment of $2,000 to enter this Zacks#1 Rank (“Strong Buy") fund. It has an expense ratio of 1.77%.

Joel S. Beam has been Lead Manager of the fund since March 2001. Prior to joining Kensington, Beam was with Liquidity Financial

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CB Richard Ellis Group Inc. (CBG) reported third quarter earnings of 4 cents a share. Excluding one-time charges, the company earned 8 cents per share which was a penny down from the Zacks Consensus Estimate of 9 cents. The company had earned 27 cents on an adjusted basis in the year-ago period. CB Richard Ellis reported a net income of $12.4 million or 4 cents a share, down from income of $40.4 million or 19 cents a year earlier. The credit market downturn and the economic recession have significantly impacted major investment sales and leasing markets globally. Increased unemployment levels coupled with store closures by retailers are significantly impacting the commercial real estate market and thereby impacting the company’s earnings. However, the company is experiencing the benefits of the cost containments measures and remains right on track to achieve its goal of reducing annualized operating ...

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Chicago, IL – October 28, 2009 – Zacks.com announces the list of stocks featured in the Analyst Blog. Every day the Zacks Equity Research analysts discuss the latest news and events impacting stocks and the financial markets. Stocks recently featured in the blog include: DryShips, Inc. (DRYS), Capmark Financial Group Inc. (CPFNG), Citigroup Inc. (C), JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. (GS).

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Here are highlights from Tuesday’s AnalystBlog:

DryShips Beats, Results Hurt

DryShips, Inc.’s (DRYS) third-quarter earnings of 27 cents per share were 6 cents ahead of the Zacks Consensus Estimate. This excludes a loss of $39.3 million or 15 cents per share associated with the valuation of the company’s

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Capmark Financial Group Inc. (CPFNG), one of the key commercial real-estate lenders in the U.S., along with some of its subsidiaries has filed Chapter 11 protection. The filing adds to the lingering concern that the commercial real-estate market is still struggling.  The company seeks to be allowed to continue to pay its vendors and salaries, and protect the businesses with its customers and partners.  Capmark was created in March 2006 through a leveraged buyout of the commercial real estate assets of General Motors' finance arm GMAC. Earlier this year also, the company had indicated that it might file for bankruptcy due to deteriorating conditions in the financial and commercial real estate markets and capital inadequacy.  Capmark is currently negotiating the terms of the bankruptcy with its creditors, which include Citigroup Inc. (C) and JPMorgan Chase & Co. (JPM) among others.  Capmark ...

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MicroStrategy® Incorporated (Nasdaq: MSTR), a leading worldwide provider of business intelligence (BI) software, today announced its free reporting software package for departmental BI applications. MicroStrategy Reporting Suite enables companies to use MicroStrategy’s integrated BI platform to develop and deploy premium, Web-based reporting applications, at no cost.

Cancer Therapeutics, Inc. (OTCBB: CTHP), an emerging biotechnology business incubator with a specific emphasis on disruptive cancer treatments and nanotechnology, announced today it has signed a letter of intent to acquire

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General Environmental Management Inc. is an integrated environmental services firm which provides enviroconstruction services, transportation, on-site field services and off-site treatment for both hazardous and non-hazardous materials for a variety of public and private entities.

One of the sectors that General Environmental provides services is in the area of enviroconstruction and brownfield support services. The company can “recycle” brownfield properties with environmental liabilities and turn them into useful real estate assets again. Construction activities that are to be carried out in areas with contaminated soils or in areas with industrial facilities where hazardous materials were used are extremely tricky.

Working in such brownfield areas requires a unique blend of specialized construction experience. This includes comprehensive understanding of complex technical and regulatory requirements associated with hazardous waste management, treatment, transportation and disposal. It also requires a large amount of planning, training and monitoring

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Monday August 24, 2009

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Gen2Media Corporation (OTCBB:GTWO), a fully integrated digital media, technology, production and marketing company, today announced that the Gen2 digital video network now reaches a collective online viewing audience of approximately 5.1 million unique Internet visitors, up 920% over 500,000 in January 2009.

Prepaid Card Holdings, Inc. (Pink Sheets: PPDC) announced today that it purchased 6,000,000 shares of its common stock for $60,000 or .01 per share as part of a legal settlement between Prepaid Card Holdings, Inc. and the former CEO of its predecessor company National Health Care Alliance, Inc.

Viper Networks, Inc. (Pink Sheets:VPER) and Cirilium India Pvt.

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The board of directors of electric vehicle pioneer ZAP (OTCBB: ZAAP) unanimously elected Priscilla M. Lu, Ph.D. as Chair of its Board of Directors. Dr. Lu is a 30-year telecommunications and networking executive and entrepreneur formerly with AT&T Bell Laboratories as well as Founder, Chairman and CEO of interWAVE Communications Ltd., and ViDeOnline Communications Ltd.

AQUAGOLD INTERNATIONAL (Pink Sheets:AQUI), a global distributor of premier Canadian spring water products, announces its sponsorship of “Celebrating the Full Moon Together — A Series of Events Celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Establishment of Diplomatic Relations between China and the United States.” The event will take

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August 11, 2009 ndash; Analyst Comments ndash; Think Equityrsquo;s David Woodburn said PICOrsquo;s Q2 press release and 10-Q provide several examples of both sides of its value investment efforts: new investments in water and real estate; and monetizations of UCP real estate assets (at greater than 46% IRR) and continued sale of Nevada land. He maintains a BUY rating on the stock and a $47 price target.nbsp;nbsp; Key Takeawaysnbsp; middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; Improvement in equity markets has helped drive $0.65 increase in book value to $24.93 per share middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; In last several months PICOrsquo;s UCP subsidiary acquired 194 finished and 267 unfinished lots, in addition to 1,400 entitled residential lost in Monterey County,nbsp; that it intends to own by foreclosing on a defaulted note middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The sale of 32 finished lost generated a gain of $543K and strong IRRs middot;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;nbsp; The company announced its first water development project in New Mexico with the goal to develop up ...

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Monday July 27, 2009

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Frisch’s Restaurants, Inc. (NYSE Amex: FRS) reported sales of $297,860,951 for the fiscal year ended June 2, 2009. Revenues declined $1,701,395, or 0.6%. The prior year included sales of $5,760,624 in a 53(rd) week. Net earnings for the year rose 80.3% to $10,720,855 compared to $5,946,211 last year. However, diluted earnings per share increased to $2.08 per share, from $1.14 per share last year. 2008 included a non-cash, pretax impairment charge of $4,660,093. Without the impairment charge, diluted earnings per share would have been $1.75 per share.

Worldwide industrial services company Harsco Corporation (NYSE:HSC) announced today that its investor relations

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