Many analysts and experts feel that real estate investment trusts, or REITs, and REIT ETFs could be poised for a rally that resembles the heady 1990s once the market recovers.

Once the commercial property market begins to recover, real estate investment trusts, or REITs, could be the front runner for the asset class. Anton Troianovski for The Wall Street Journal reports that the recovery environment could reflect the 1990s, when many real-estate developers went public to avoid bankruptcy and helped turn real-estate investment trusts into a major force in the property market.