FFR News and Press, First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Fund From 09/11/22

Summary U.S. equity markets snapped a three-week skid with broad-based gains this week as domestic inflation expectations receded sharply amid a further deterioration in the demand outlook for Europe and Asia. Rebounding after a three-week selloff that had erased much of the late-...

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 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...

First Trust Advisors L.P. (“FTA”) announced today that the shareholders of First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Developed Markets Real Estate Index Fund (NYSE Arca: FFR) (the “Fund”), an exchange-traded fund and a series of First Trust Exchange-Traded Fund II (the &#...

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...

The economic regime of synchronized fiscal expansion and elevated inflation is under siege by the deflationary effects of deteriorating economic conditions in Europe and Asia and global fiscal contraction. After shouldering the costs of the pandemic-era fiscal expansion through record...

U.S. equity markets failed to extend their weekly winning streak as hawkish commentary from Fed officials sparked renewed pressure on bonds and sent benchmark interest rates back to four-week highs. Following a four-week rally that had erased over half of the benchmark's year-to-date ...

Data Center REITs have become "battleground" stocks this year after short-selling firm Chanos & Company launched a fund that will bet against data center REITs described as the firm's "Big Short." Data Centers are among the worst-performing property sectors this year even after re...

Those looking for a deep value “contrarian play” need not look much further than the homebuilders, which are perhaps the most unloved industry group across the entire equity market. This sharply bearish sentiment comes on the heels of a historically strong year of operat...

The era of 15-20% rent increases may be coming to an end, but renters shouldn't expect significant relief anytime soon. The inflationary effects will be felt for years to come. Despite a stellar slate of earnings results from the apartment sector in which all ten REITs raised their fu...