FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 03/25/23

2023-03-25 07:37:33 ET First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund ( NYSEARCA: FRI ) - $0.2309 . 30-Day SEC Yield of 3.56% as of Feb. 28. Payable Mar 31; for shareholders of record Mar 27; ex-div Mar 24. For further details see: First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund de...

2023-03-24 00:47:00 ET Summary Volatility has picked up, but is still tame by historic standards. Positive trend for semiconductors and homebuilders has continued. Luxury goods makers have also held up well. Amid the recent heightened volatility in the market...

Start of the new year presents mixed picture of debt management by UK consumers New data from FICO on UK card trends appears to reflect the contrasting picture of the economy. January saw inflation slightly pegged back compared to the end of 2022; retail sales also improved marginally i...

2023-03-22 11:00:00 ET Summary Net Lease REITs - historically one of the most "rate-sensitive" property sectors - have surprisingly been the best-performing major property sector since early 2021 despite the significant rise in interest rates. Private market values have remained f...

2023-03-22 03:40:00 ET Summary Decelerating growth presents near-term challenges - but we believe they could be temporary. Seasonality or slowdown? That’s the question real estate investors are asking as they wrestle with valuations in the face of declining growth in most s...

2023-03-22 02:50:00 ET Summary Both the leading indicators of growth and liquidity continue to suggest growth will slow as 2023 progresses. The housing market and the inventory cycle in particular are still material headwinds to growth, while we are still unlikely to have fully fe...

2023-03-21 23:25:00 ET Summary The median price of all types of homes sold in February, at $363,000, was down 0.2% from February 2022, according to the National Association of Realtors today. The median price of single-family houses fell 0.7% year-over-year, but condo prices were ...

2023-03-21 10:44:00 ET Summary The housing market continues to experience volatility as rates fluctuate and home prices decelerate. Housing activity slowed in 2022 as home prices increased and mortgage rates doubled. This one-two punch caused affordability to worsen to levels not ...

2023-03-20 16:17:17 ET Summary The REIT sector gave up most of January’s big gains in February with a -6.18% total return. Small cap (-7.42%) and mid cap (-6.05%) REITs fell the furthest in February, with micro caps (-5.15%) and large caps (-4.74%) seeing smaller declines. ...

2023-03-19 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets oscillated forcefully while interest rates plunged this week as contagion from a pair of mid-sized bank collapses spread to other lenders while authorities scrambled to contain the fallout. On brand with the "March Madness" theme ...