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For real-estate investors, the homebuilders ETF $XHB +55.6%) was the place to be in 2012. Retail $RTL +21.2%) outperformed residential $REZ +9.6%) and industrial $FIO -5.2%). Regionally, Asia real-estate $IFAS +39.4%) topped the list, followed by Europe $IFEU +24.5%) and the U.S. $RWR +13.3%).