Exhibit 10 (c)


                 CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE
                             SARBANES-OXLEY ACT

Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. 1350, each of the undersigned, being the Principal
Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of AllianceBernstein Real
Estate Investment Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), hereby certifies that the
Registrant's report on Form N-CSR for the period ended November 30, 2003 (the
"Report") fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and that the information contained in the
Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and
results of operations of the Registrant.

Date: January 29, 2004
                                  By:   /s/ Marc O. Mayer
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                                  Marc O. Mayer
                                  President

                                  By:   /s/ Mark D. Gersten
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                                  Mark D. Gersten
                                  Treasurer and Chief

Financial Officer This certification is being furnished solely pursuant to
Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and is not being filed as part of
the Report or as a separate disclosure document.

A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and furnished
to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.