TMCnet reports SmarTrend ranks Equity LifeStyle Properties, Inc. (ELS) as the number one real estate investment trust (REIT) in sales growth, with a gain of 32.8 percent. Sun Communities, Inc., (SUI) ranks third with 19.2 percent sales growth. As MHProNews has leaned, SmarTrend analyzes 5,000 securities simultaneously throughout the trading day.

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