APTS News and Press, Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. From 05/05/22

Income is up to a record $15,079 and has met my goal of a 10% increase for 2022. Last month was important for dividend increases with the three largest positions increasing, these are AAPL, BX, and AMP. Apple's tiny increase is an issue as it is the largest holding and didn't meet...

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 ...

U.S. equity markets declined for a fourth-straight week as lukewarm earnings results from mega-cap technology companies and downbeat economic data- including a GDP contraction- raised further concerns about emerging stagflation. Logging its worst month since the depths of the pandemic...

I’m not against buying private real estate, as I have owned my fair share, close to $100 million (held in various partnerships) prior to 2010. While publicly listed REITs provide better liquidity and are ready-made for the average investor, private real estate can oftentimes be...

We're approaching the halfway point of another newsworthy real estate earnings season with over 50 REITs representing 50% of the total market capitalization having reported results. Among the 40 REITs that provided full-year FFO guidance, 30 REITs (75%) raised their outlook- well abov...

Third Avenue Management is a New York City-based asset manager founded in 1986 that utilizes a disciplined, value-oriented, and asset-based approach to investing in publicly traded securities. Recognizing that security prices can fluctuate from quarter-to- quarter, and that true value...

April brings important dividend raises to the portfolio, including Apple, Ameriprise, Blackstone, and Johnson & Johnson. The last shares of APTS were closed out and the proceeds reinvested into STOR. NLY was jettisoned from the portfolio and Home Depot added. For further...

The war in Ukraine continues to dominate market movements. I am not selling anything and predominantly focus on adding dividend income via select purchases. The combination of soaring inflation and geopolitical uncertainty has rattled markets but despite some dramatic movements, s...

RIET has been trading for around six months now; time to take an updated look at this fund. The fund has an income focus with a high 6.8% distribution yield paid monthly. I was able to reach out to Alex Pettee once again to ask for some of his thoughts on RIET and the general stat...

Berkshire Hathaway to acquire all outstanding Alleghany shares for $848.02 per share in cash, for a total equity value of approximately $11.6 billion. This is one of the five largest acquisitions in Berkshire's history and it ends Buffett's six-year drought of large acquisitions. ...