IYR News and Press, iShares U.S. Real Estate From 03/29/24

2024-03-29 00:05:00 ET Summary The U.S. multifamily housing sector faces challenges from both overdevelopment and capital market pressures, with ongoing issues anticipated through 2025. Solid macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained demand, particularly from younger generations fa...

2024-03-28 07:20:00 ET Summary The size of the U.S. new home market as measured by its market capitalization shrank for the fifth month in a row. Political Calculations' initial estimate of the size of the new home market cap in February 2024 is $26.38 billion. This estimate is ne...

2024-03-27 11:00:00 ET Summary Two years of persistent rate-driven pressure on commercial and residential real estate markets appeared to be easing in early 2024, but firming inflation has again muddied the outlook. Expectations of "Higher for Longer" have merely shifted to "High ...

2024-03-26 10:39:39 ET More on REITs: XLRE: Could You Do Better? Office REITs post drop in Q4 occupancy 24 U.S. REITs up their dividend payouts in February Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF Dividend scorecard fo...

2024-03-25 14:20:26 ET More on Real Estate: XLRE: Could You Do Better? 24 U.S. REITs up their dividend payouts in February REITs increase Q4 dividends by ~4% Seeking Alpha’s Quant Rating on Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF Dividend scorecard ...

2024-03-25 08:20:00 ET Summary The dollar was up a little more than 1% last week and the short-term trend is on the cusp of changing. Stocks, large and small, had a good week as bonds rallied in the wake of the FOMC meeting. The rally last week was broad based with 10 of 11 ec...

2024-03-24 14:05:12 ET More on iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF IYR: Favorable Macroeconomic Factors But Heavy On Overvalued Holdings REITs increase Q4 dividends by ~4% Boston Properties, Digital Realty Trust rank highly among real estate stocks sold short Seekin...

2024-03-24 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets advanced this week while benchmark interest rates retreated after the Fed reiterated its rate cut path in 2024, indicating that the committee was unfazed by firming inflation. Updated FOMC "dot plots" showed that officials maintai...

2024-03-22 10:24:52 ET Summary REITs fell slightly deeper into the red in 2024 with a -0.81% total return in February. Mid cap (+1.46%) and large cap REITs (+1.04%) averaged gains in February outperforming small caps (-1.33%) and micro caps (-6.98%). Only 50.64% of REIT securi...

2024-03-22 08:35:00 ET Summary The seasonally adjusted annual rate of sales of existing single-family houses, condos, and co-ops rose 9.5% in February from January. Home sales remain at very low levels as the entire housing market has shrunk by 20% to 25% because homeowners with 3...