EWRE News and Press, Invesco S&P 500 Equal Weight Real Estate From 09/09/22

Summary The main economic data release for the trading week is the US inflation report. The UK economy is in a precarious position and facing a recession. Chinese President Xi is expected to meet with Russian President Putin at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation summit in U...

Summary One of the best-performing property sectors over the past quarter, Single-Family Rental ("SFR") REITs have been beneficiaries of surging mortgage rates, which made renting single-family homes a relative bargain. Single-family rents rose at the fastest pace on record throug...

Summary We believe that cash flow and debt sustainability are likely to become increasingly important as real economic growth slows and credit access tightens. Cash flow provides a link between a company’s income statement and their balance sheet. Focusing on the Russel...

Summary U.S. equity markets posted their third-straight week of declines while interest rates pushed toward post-GFC highs as Fed officials doubled down on their hawkish pivot despite another slate of soft economic data. Extending a three-week selloff that has erased much of the m...

Summary Why did markets sell off in the wake of Powell’s speech? U.S. adds 315,000 jobs in strong August showing. Where are home prices declining the most? On the latest edition of Market Week in Review, Investment Strategy Analyst BeiChen Lin and Research Ana...

Summary Traders expect the U.S. Fed to soften as Chairman Powell suggested they have reached a neutral rate with the last rate increase. Traders expect the U.S. Federal Reserve to softly pivot away from rate increases after reaching a “normal level.”. I believe t...

Summary Many measures of real estate activity have softened after a remarkable run, including pending and new home sales. Home prices remain high, with the latest data showing median home prices climbed approximately 11% vs. a year ago to a record $404,000. Given the growing d...

Summary Since Powell shocked the world with an unexpectedly hawkish speech last week, the market has been struggling to guess just how much worse a tighter Fed is going to be for the economy. As a first pass, the market has decided that it looks a bit scary: most risk assets are d...

Summary The Homebuyer Affordability Fixed Mortgage Index from the National Association of Realtors has plunged to its lowest level since 1989. The supply of new homes is nearly as high as it was at its highest after the previous housing bubble popped. Removing the corporate de...

Summary After showing renewed signs of life following a solid earnings season, Mall REITs are again the worst-performing major property sector in 2022 as recession concerns have offset modestly-improving fundamentals. A microcosm of broader macroeconomic trends, mall sector dynami...