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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001224450-09-000007
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	NSAR-A
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		4
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20090630
FILED AS OF DATE:		20090828
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20090828
EFFECTIVENESS DATE:		20090828

FILER:

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			COHEN & STEERS REIT & PREFERRED INCOME FUND INC
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001224450
		IRS NUMBER:				000000000
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			MD
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		NSAR-A
		SEC ACT:		1940 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	811-21326
		FILM NUMBER:		091041891

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2128323232

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		280 PARK AVENUE
		STREET 2:		10TH FLOOR
		CITY:			NEW YORK
		STATE:			NY
		ZIP:			10017

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	COHEN & STEERS REIT & PREFERRED BALANCED INCOME FUND INC
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20030325
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SIGNATURE   LESTER LAY
TITLE       VICE PRESIDENT

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<TYPE>EX-99.77C VOTES
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PROXY RESULTS (Unaudited)
Cohen & Steers REIT &
Preferred Income Fund shareholders voted on the following proposals
at the annual meeting held on April 30, 2009. The description
of each proposal and number of shares voted are as follows:

Common Shares
			Shares Voted	Authority
			     For	Withheld
To Elect Directors
George Grossman	 	 40,405,375 	 3,578,218
Robert H. Steers	 40,721,120 	 3,262,473
C. Edward Ward, Jr.	 40,447,277 	 3,536,317

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ITEM 77D: On June 9-10, 2009, the Board of Directors of the Registrant approved
that the Registrant may, but is not required to, use, without limit, various
strategic transactions described below to seek to generate return, facilitate
portfolio management and mitigate risks. Although the Investment Manager may
seek to use these kinds of transactions to further the Registrant's investment
objectives, no assurance can be given that they will achieve this result.  The
Registrant may enter into exchange-listed and over-the-counter put and call
options on securities (including securities of investment companies and
baskets of securities), indexes, and other financial instruments; purchase and
sell financial futures contracts and options thereon; enter into various
interest rate transactions, such as swaps, caps, floors or collars or credit
transactions; equity index, total return and credit default swaps; forward
contracts; and structured investments.  In addition, the Registrant may enter
into various currency transactions, such as forward currency contracts,
currency futures contracts, currency swaps or options on currency or currency
futures. The Registrant also may purchase and sell derivative instruments that
combine features of these instruments. The Registrant may invest in other types
of derivatives, structured and similar instruments which are not currently
available but which may be developed in the future.
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<TYPE>EX-99.77I NEW SECUR
<SEQUENCE>4
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<DESCRIPTION>NEW SECURITY
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ITEM 77I:  All series of auction market preferred securities have been redeemed
effective July 24, 2009, pursuant to notice incorporated herein by reference to
the Registrant's Form 23c-2 filing (Accession Number: 0001193125-09-141828)
filed on June 30, 2009.

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