ITB News and Press, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF From 05/18/19

Real Estate Weekly Review Following the worst week of 2019 for the major equity indexes, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) finished the week lower by another 0.7% as trade talks have reportedly broken down between the US and China. Progress on North American trade relations and a delay of the European...

By Robert Hughes Housing activity improved in April as starts and permits posted gains. However, details varied widely among the segments and regions. Total housing starts rose to a 1.235 million annual rate from a 1.168 million pace in March. The dominant single-family segment, which acco...

Most economic news this week topped estimates with consumer sentiment in May not only exceeding the estimate but reaching a 15-year high. More news on: SPDR Homebuilders ETF, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio ETF, News on the U.S. eco...

Low mortgage rates, a strong labor market, and modest wage growth should help fuel steady housing market growth, according to Freddie Mac. More news on: SPDR Homebuilders ETF, iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, Invesco Dynamic Building & Construction Portfolio ETF, Financial stocks ...

Homebuilder sentiment saw a stronger-than-expected increase in May, as the NAHB sentiment survey rose more than expected to 66 from 63 and expectations of 64. Even after this month’s increase, sentiment remains well off its cycle high of 74 from December 2017, but it does erase much of ...

Real Estate Weekly Review The major US equity indexes delivered their worst week of 2019 after a new curveball was thrown into trade discussions between China and the United States with the implementation of new 25% tariffs on $200 billion of Chinese goods. REITs ( VNQ and IYR ) were among...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 4.10% for the week ending May 9, 2019, down 4 basis points from 4.14% in the prior week and vs. 4.55% a year ago, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market survey. More news on: UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN, iSh...

REIT Rankings: Single-Family Rentals In our REIT Rankings series, we introduce and update readers each of the residential and commercial real estate sectors. We rank companies within the sectors based on both common and unique valuation metrics, presenting investors with numerous options...

While we last focused on the unique recovery taking place in the West region of the U.S. housing market, the story there is not being universally shared across the United States, where the real estate markets of other major regions in the country are having different experiences. We're goi...

The newest S&P/Case Shiller home prices indices were released last week, and below is an updated look at the data. On a month-over-month basis, 16 of 20 cities saw home prices gain, with Charlotte, Cleveland, Minneapolis, and Boston seeing declines ranging from -0.13% to -0.38%. On a year-...