FRI News and Press, First Trust S&P REIT Index Fund From 06/29/22

Manufactured Housing REITs - one of the most "recession-resistant" property sectors given their countercyclical demand profile - have rebounded over the past month following uncharacteristic underperformance in early 2022. MH REITs have remarkably delivered nine consecutive years of o...

Commodities (used in the production of goods) are considered a leading indicator of inflation. Recessions are a normal corrective phase of the economic cycle, but politicians, central banks, most financial advisors, and economists never see them coming. Central bank policies can h...

The cannabis sector is out of favor right now. But cannabis REITs are doing better than ever and steeply discounted. Newly IPO'd NewLake Capital is particularly compelling with a near 8% yield and 50%+ upside potential. Co-produced by Austin Rogers Since triple-n...

Healthcare REITs have outperformed the REIT average thus far this year. National Health Investors has outperformed the Healthcare REIT average. This company has maintained a solid balance sheet and above-average yield, in spite of the COVID pandemic. This article examines grow...

The latest Case-Shiller home price data shows home prices surged above 20 percent year-over-year in April, marking yet another month of historic highs in home price growth. April's home-price-to-income ratio is higher than in any other period in more than 45 years. One reason we h...

Total originations, non-agency originations are expected to grow manifold in 2022. Historically MITT generated a yield in the range of 11 to 16 percent, and I imagine it will be able to generate a double digit yield this year. Despite interest rate hikes and unfavorable economic s...

May 2022's new home sales in the United States were stronger than expected. Political Calculations' initial estimate of the market cap for new homes sold in the U.S. during May 2022 is $32.73 billion, an increase of 3.1% from April 2022's revised estimate of $31.75 billion. The Na...

Until proven otherwise, the current bounce, as delightful as it may be, still has the hallmark of a bear market rally. The NYAD Advance-Decline line (NYAD) recently made a new low and remains in a downtrend. The S&P 500 (SPX) remains in a bearish lower high, lower high do...

Earnings for the S&P 500, according to Howard Silverblatt’s work at S&P, are expected to rise 7.7% in 2022. Growth stocks were grossly overvalued going into that bear market and they took the brunt of the damage. Real estate did well last week with rates falling bac...

U.S. equity markets rebounded this week - just the second positive week in the past twelve - as interest rates moderated on further signs of softening global growth while resilient housing data calmed market jitters. Rebounding from its worst week since the depths of the pandemic, the...