AWP News and Press, Aberdeen Global Premier Properties Fund of Beneficial Interest From 01/05/23

Summary Inflation and corresponding central banking policies will be the two most important signals for investors to focus on. Three scenarios for the global economy: Rolling recessions, hard landing, or immaculate disinflation. As we enter 2023, commercial real estate will experien...

Summary The lone property sector in positive-territory this year, Casino REITs have benefited from their attractive “inflation-hedging” lease structure, the rebound in Las Vegas travel demand, and broader institutional investor acceptance. Casino REITs remain a favorite fo...

Summary Single-Family Rental REITs have uncharacteristically lagged this year- dipping by more than 30% - swept up by stiff headwinds across the housing industry from the historic surge in mortgage rates. While residential rent growth has moderated significantly over the past quarter fr...

Despite all the doom and gloom out there, there has never been a better time to retire. I know that sounds absurd, but it’s true, especially if you plan to retire on dividends alone. With the 2022 crash crushing stock prices—and driving up dividend yields—it...

Summary Mortgage REITs - which were left for dead amid a historically brutal year across fixed-income markets - have rebounded in recent weeks as earnings results were not as catastrophic as feared. Mortgage REITs are now outperforming Equity REITs for the year, and we continue to...

Summary Nearly 200 REITs and a dozen homebuilders have reported third-quarter earnings results over the past three weeks, providing critical information on the state of the U.S. real estate industry. REIT earnings season was surprisingly strong across nearly all property sectors. ...

Summary Pressured by the broader housing cooldown, Apartment REITs have been among the weaker-performing property sectors over the past quarter despite achieving record-setting rent growth throughout the summer. While the era of 20% rent increases on new leases is over, there rema...

Summary Pressured by the painfully slow “return to the office” with daily utilization rates still 50% below pre-pandemic norms, Office REITs are among the worst-performing property sectors this year. Office leasing activity and REIT earnings results have been surpris...

Summary U.S. equity markets extended a two-week rebound since hitting two-year lows earlier this month as a mixed slate of corporate earnings reports and lukewarm economic data revived "soft landing" hopes. Posting its strongest two-week advance since the initial COVID vaccine rol...

Summary U.S. equity markets rebounded with their best weekly gains since July after a decent start to corporate earnings season eased the seemingly-relentless selling pressure even as interest rates swelled to multi-decade-highs. Rebounding from two-year-lows and gaining for just ...