FFR News and Press, First Trust FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Fund From 04/06/22

Back To The Office, Finally? Office REITs - which lagged over the prior two years from persistent pandemic-related headwinds - have been the best-performing major property sector in early 2022. Two years into the pandemic, office utilization rates have recovered only 40% of pre-COVID ...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index ticked slightly higher in March to an annualized 5.8% pace, fractionally above last month’s estimate. Using short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors (defined below) to adjust the forecast trims GMI&#...

U.S. equity markets advanced for the third-straight week as solid employment data relieved some immediate recession concerns, but kept the pressure on the Federal Reserve to maintain its hawkish pivot. Gaining for the third-straight week- but still positing its worst quarterly perform...

Cell Tower REITs - a perennial performance leader in the real estate sector - have uncharacteristically lagged this year, dipping into "bear market" territory for just the second time in history. Several factors are behind the recent cell tower slump including potential competition fr...

Hotel REITs - one of just three property sectors in positive-territory this year - entered 2022 with positive fundamental momentum and reasons for cautious optimism following four-straight years of underperformance. Spring Break is back - for some, at least. Sunbelt and leisure-focuse...

Cannabis REITs - the best-performing property sector over the past half-decade - have stumbled in early 2022, pressured by the broader growth-to-value rotation and uncertainty over progress on federal legalization. Owning the 'Pharmland' - the physical real estate - has been one of th...

U.S. equity markets posted their best weekly gains since November 2020 after the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates for the first time since 2018 and indicated an aggressive stance to combat inflation. Bouncing back from its lowest weekly close since June-2021, the S&P 500 ralli...

Net Lease REITs entered 2022 firing on all cylinders, taking full advantage of cheap capital to fuel a "buying spree" of property acquisitions, fueling double-digit FFO and dividend growth. One of the more "bond-like" and rate-sensitive REIT sectors, however, net lease REITs have unde...

Publicly-traded landowners - specifically timber and farmland REITs - have been among the best-performing real estate sectors this year amid concerns over persistent inflation and soaring commodities prices. Amid the ongoing conflict with Russia- which is among the world's largest exp...

Unlike their mall REIT peers, Shopping Center REITs entered 2022 with fundamentals that are as strong- or possibly even stronger- than before the pandemic with a full recovery now complete. Occupancy rate trends and leasing spreads have been especially impressive with rents rising by ...