FFR News and Press, First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Fund From 05/01/21

The U.S. equity market rally stalled this past week as intensifying COVID issues in India and domestic inflationary concerns offset a stellar slate of corporate earnings reports and economic data. The S&P 500 edged out gains of 0.1% - notching gains in five of the past six weeks -...

As well as financing escalating government deficits, central banks face an additional problem of replacing contracting bank credit to the non-financial private sector if a slump is to be avoided. Banks are already reducing their credit allocations to the non-financial private sector. ...

With greater clarity on the sustainability of the economic recovery, we also saw the opportunity set across markets broaden to include sectors beyond those seen as the primary beneficiaries of an economic reopening. As expected, the recovery hasn't been smooth sailing for all, with su...

Advertising billboards have become a symbol of American consumerism and an inescapable fixture of the typical American commute. REITs own a commanding share of the nation's 300,000 outdoor advertising displays. The lack of a commute for many Americans throughout the pandemic slammed t...

Near-record supply chain disruption has led to fastest rise in global input prices since August 2008. Higher costs were passed through to clients at sharpest pace for over a decade in March. Shipping delays, elevated transport costs and higher commodity prices likely to feed throu...

Give Me Space! The pre-pandemic trends towards minimalism and smaller homes in dense urban markets have been reversed by the pandemic as households seek additional space and more at-home amenities. The "urban exodus" has been a boon for self-storage REITs, which had entered the pandem...

Last week’s top-performing sector in the financial market was real estate, which finished +2.00%. According to the relative strength index, moving into this week and there are some real estate exchange traded funds and traditional funds that are reaching the overbought territ...

REITs extended their 2021 winning streak with a +3.02% average total return in March. Large cap REITs (+5.69%) outperformed in March, while micro caps (-1.57%) saw their first decline of the year. 74.73% of REIT securities had a positive total return in March. Single Family Ho...

U.S. equity markets closed on the cusp of record highs as a strong slate of housing data and corporate earnings reports offset concerns over President Biden's proposed capital gains tax hike. Narrowly snapping a four-week winning streak, the S&P 500 finished lower by 0.1% on the w...

Real estate earnings season kicks off this week. We'll see results from more than 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies over the next month. REITs are off to a hot start to 2021 with a record-setting quantity of dividend increases. 51 equity REI...