ACC News and Press, American Campus Communities Inc From 06/05/22

Following their best week since November 2020, U.S. equity markets slipped this past week as China's apparent emergence from COVID lockdown lifted global benchmark interest rates and commodities prices. Persistently elevated energy prices - the 'fuel' of stagflation - remain the most ...

Things have changed drastically over the past six weeks in the market. Volatility has spiked, and prices have retraced back to levels not seen in 12 months. Already, two REITs have agreed to takeovers by Blackstone in April, and two more REITs are in play today. We believe the pot...

Baron is an asset management firm focused on delivering growth equity investment solutions known for a long-term, fundamental, active approach to growth investing. In what turned out to be a challenging first quarter, Baron Discovery Fund (the “Fund”) decreased 16.30% (I...

March’s REIT recovery was short-lived, as the REIT sector plunged -5.85% in April. Large cap (-3.30%) and mid-cap (-5.39%) REITs outperformed, whereas small caps (-7.37%) and micro caps (-9.20%) suffered deeper April losses. Only 19.88% of REIT securities had a positive tot...

On Wall Street, many people look at big investors as "smart money." Basically, the idea is that whales like Blackstone (NYSE: BX) , which has over $900 billion in assets under management, have the financial resources to make extremely educated investment decisions. Right now, one of...

Nearly 200 REITs have reported earnings results over the past three weeks, providing critical information on the state of the real estate industry amid the extreme volatility in early 2022. Results were generally better-than-expected with roughly 85% of equity REITs beating consensus ...

U.S. equity markets declined for a fifth-straight week - the worst losing streak since 2012 - after the Federal Reserve delivered a double rate-hike that flared intense volatility but didn't ease stagflation worries. Off to its worst start to a year since 1939, the S&P 500 decline...

An unwelcome surprise is awaiting millions of renters across the country at the end of their lease term, many of which will see a double-digit rent increase on their renewal-offers. Apartment REITs continue to report stellar earnings results with record-setting rent growth near 20% wh...

Student housing has seen a swift recovery and brightening outlook over the past twelve months as the effects of soaring rents have more-than-offset ongoing COVID issues and longer-term enrollment headwinds. American Campus - the first of three student housing REITs and last one still ...

Right now, everything seems to be dropping. The S&P 500, tech stocks, REITs, etc.; everything is on sale. Here's what I am buying. For further details see: The More It Drops, The More I Buy