BFS News and Press, Saul Centers Inc. From 10/09/21

U.S. equity markets bounced back following the worst week since February as relief over a last-minute compromise to raise the debt ceiling offset disappointment over another weaker-than-expected employment report. After flirting with "correction territory" earlier in the week, the S&a...

U.S. equity markets staged a late-week rally to end a turbulent week with gains as concerns over instability in Chinese markets were offset by signs of resilient strength across US housing markets. Snapping a skid in which the benchmark average declined in 10-of-12 trading s...

"Location, location, and location" are the three most important criteria of real estate investing, and Whitestone REIT owns some of the very best locations. It's priced at a steep discount to fair value due because retail is hated. We expect 50% upside, and while you wait, you ear...

Because investors remain concerned about the pace of economic recovery due to the resurgence of COVID-19 cases, an expected stock market correction makes high dividend-yielding stocks safer bets now. REITs, which by regulation pay high dividends, are expected to perform well in the low-intere...

Big Box Is Back: The COVID pandemic has radically transformed consumer spending habits - perhaps permanently - shifting spending towards goods over services and towards larger-format retailers over smaller shops. While enclosed regional malls face a long and uncertain road to recovery...

U.S. equity markets retreated on a choppy week after a downbeat slate of economic data heightened concern that the recent COVID resurgence could stall or reverse the global economic reopenings. Exhibiting a reversion back to the "stay at home" trading patterns, the large-cap S&am...

In our "State of the REIT Sector" report, we analyze recently-released NAREIT T-Tracker data to review high-level REIT fundamentals over the past quarter through a series of charts. REIT company-level metrics have exhibited a substantial rebound over the last year as FFO and dividends...

REITs are an interesting asset class at the moment given the rebound in commercial real estate and above-average dividend yields. Saul Centers, Inc. (BFS) and Cedar Realty Trust (CDR) are two such retail REITs worth considering. Retail REITs are starting to come back to life following mon...

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs this past week as better-than-expected employment data eased some concern over threats of another potential wave of COVID-related economic restrictions. The U.S. economy added 942k jobs in July, while continuing jobless claims fel...

REIT earnings season has provided critical information on the state of the real estate industry - a much-needed check-in amid fears of a potential "fourth wave" of the COVID pandemic. Results were significantly better-than-expected with roughly 95% of equity REITs beating consensus FF...