ICF News and Press, iShares Cohen & Steers REIT ETF From 06/15/19

Real Estate Weekly Review Following the worst May for the major equity indexes since the recession, the first two weeks of June have been far more gratifying. After surging more than 4% last week, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) and Nasdaq ( QQQ ) added to their gains this week and record highs are ...

The latest rise in the stock market has been helped along by safety stocks such as utilities, consumer staples and real estate, a reversal from earlier this year when cyclical sectors tied to the health of the economy pushed U.S. stock indexes to fresh records. More news on: Vanguard Rea...

The Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund Institutional Shares ( VGSNX ) is a good choice for institutional investors, for individuals that can meet the $5M minimum investment, or for investors that have it as an option through a retirement plan. For other investors, the Vanguard Real Estate Index F...

REIT Rankings: Retail REITs In our REIT Rankings series, we introduce and update readers to each of the commercial and residential real estate sectors. We rank REITs within the sectors based on both common and unique valuation metrics, presenting investors with numerous options that fit ...

Housing market conclusion: While the data became moderately softer during 2018, the market is healthy. A strong jobs market is supporting consumer demand. Interest rates have dropped since the beginning of the year. The supply situation is far more controlled during this expansion; builders ...

Real Estate Weekly Review Bouncing back from four straight weeks of declines, the major US equity indexes ( SPY ) ( QQQ ) each jumped more than 4% this week as softer-than-expected economic data increased the likelihood of Federal Reserve rate cuts by the end of the year. The seemingly unfla...

What is Real Estate Crowdfunding? Emerging from the relative success of internet-based capital raising platforms including Kickstarter and GoFundMe, a handful of entrepreneurial real estate firms have attempted to channel the “crowdfunding” model into the real estate inves...

Hopes are running high that potential interest rate cuts by the Federal Reserve will support the auto and housing sectors, two parts of the economy that are sensitive to borrowing costs. The risk, though, is rising that any relief won't come until after these critical leaders of the current ...

Some more comments from execs at NAREIT's REITweek: More news on: Farmland Partners Inc., Mid-America Apartment Communities, Inc., Prologis, Inc., Financial stocks news, News on ETFs, Read more ...

Real Estate Weekly Review On a tumultuous month that saw the S&P 500 ( SPY ) dive more than 6% and temporarily wipe-out more than $4 trillion in market value, REITs ( VNQ ) eked out a 0.1% monthly gain as real estate became the best-performing equity sector in 2019. The sudden and unexpe...