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In any economic downturn, there will be some companies, some organizations that have not survived the pandemic terribly well, and they will need to give back space. So, we might see vacancy space coming to the market from an economic perspective almost regardless of what happens from ...

After lagging early in the pandemic, Apartment REITs have surged nearly 40% this year as rental operators across the country have been "passed the torch" of the flaming-hot housing market. Apartment rents are rising at the fastest rate on record as the pandemic-driven boom in househol...

After delivering sector-leading performance in 2020, Data Center REITs have lagged this year as fundamentals have been largely unaffected by the pandemic and subsequent reopening - for better and worse. Data Center REITs reported solid-but-unspectacular earnings results in Q2. Leasing...

U.S. equity markets climbed to fresh record highs this past week as better-than-expected employment data eased some concern over threats of another potential wave of COVID-related economic restrictions. The U.S. economy added 942k jobs in July, while continuing jobless claims fel...

REIT earnings season has provided critical information on the state of the real estate industry - a much-needed check-in amid fears of a potential "fourth wave" of the COVID pandemic. Results were significantly better-than-expected with roughly 95% of equity REITs beating consensus FF...

The US high-yield index is almost $1.6 trillion, but it pales in comparison to a broader global multi-sector universe that tops $8 trillion. Ever-changing global economic and market conditions mean every category has the chance of being the best or worst performing in any given year. ...

U.S. equity markets were mixed this week as disappointing "big tech" earnings and concerns over controversial COVID vaccine and mask mandates were offset by historically strong earnings results from domestic-focused companies. Retreating from the record-highs set last week, ...

Alex Wong/Getty Images News Like the Federal Open Market Committee's June meeting, the Federal Reserve's Wednesday meeting will focus more on the actions they'll take down the road. For one thing, Chairman Jerome Powell has repeatedly said the Fed will communicate its intentions both on taper...

U.S. equity markets rebounded from an early-week dive as investors shrugged-off COVID concerns following a historically strong start to corporate earnings season and better-than-expected housing market data. "American Exceptionalism" was the theme as COVID concerns across internationa...

Growth-oriented asset classes are likely to shine, but not equally. Above-trend growth is a supportive environment of risky assets like equities or credit. On valuation grounds, equities are looking a little cheaper. Geraldine Sundstrom and Erin Browne discuss PIMCO’s views...