FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 05/19/22

The selling rate of existing homes decreased 2.4% in April, to a 5.61 million seasonally adjusted annual rate. The selling rate is down 5.9% from a year ago. Condo and co-op sales slowed by 1.6% for the month, leaving sales at a 620,000 annual rate for the month, their slowest pace si...

Focus on office and industrial properties, strong tenant base, consistently high occupancy levels, and long lease terms ensure steady earnings for GNL. GNL generated sufficient earnings to pay consistent monthly or quarterly dividends with an average year-end yield of more than 10.5 p...

Many investors are selling stocks to raise cash. I believe that this is a mistake, because you cannot time the market and inflation is too high to hold cash today. REITs and other inflation- and recession-resistant real assets are a better alternative. For further details se...

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Unlike conventional mREIT stocks, Apollo stands to benefit from the macroeconomic environment with rising interest rates. The trust has a high yield of over 11% which is likely to go down as the stock value appreciates during the year. However, with a recession around the corner, ...

Total housing starts fell to a 1.724 million annual rate in April from a 1.728 million pace in March, a 0.2 percent decrease. The high input costs will pressure profits at builders and may lead to more price increases for new homes. Higher home prices and higher mortgage rates are...

Supply has been severely limited with construction slow to catch up. The rapid rise in house prices makes it more challenging to save for a deposit, and thanks to surging inflation, real incomes are being squeezed and confidence has been suffering. House prices lead housing rental...

We see volatility in equities, but volatility in fixed income is even higher than equity. The first thing that many investors look to diversify into in periods of high inflation and rising rates are real assets and real estate, in particular. I think blockchain, as a technology an...

Although material cost pressures have shown some signs of alleviating, the cost to finance a home has only increased, with the national average of a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage hovering around 5.5%. The NAHB’s Housing Market Index fell from a top 5% reading of 77 last month all...

Cousins Properties is one of America's largest owners of office real estate in attractive markets benefiting from secular growth. The company has a good yield of almost 4% and decent long-term dividend growth. However, adjusted for volatility and slow growth, it's hard to make the...