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NLY and NRZ rallied and reached the neutral ranges. If shares dipped without a decline in fundamentals, they could be appealing again. The emphasis in analysis of mortgage REITs should rely on book value more than the shape of the yield curve. Investors cannot reasonably forecast ...

We’ve loaded up on mortgage REIT preferred shares. As the common shares kept pushing higher, lower risk gets appealing. The preferred shares are higher in the capital stack than the common shares, which enabled them to bounce back after the pandemic panic. We’ve been...

Is Bad News is Good News Again? U.S. equity markets rebounded this past week as lukewarm economic data and renewed COVID concerns halted the surge in interest rates and calmed market jitters. Closing within 1% of record highs, the S&P 500 jumped 1.7% this past week led b...

Investors are thrilled about the steeper yield curve. A steeper yield curve is generally positive for mortgage REITs, and the impact to fundamentals is smaller than many investors may think. When the yield curve was flat and mortgage REITs traded at huge discounts to book, many in...

Merger activity remained steady last week. Two of the largest deals of this year were announced last week. SPAC activity continues to grow at a steady pace. For further details see: Merger Arbitrage Mondays - Coherent Shareholders Delighted By Another Round Of Counteroff...

U.S. equity markets finished modestly lower on a choppy week as assurances from the Fed of a "lower-for-longer" policy regime didn't slow the continued march higher in long-term interest rates. Retreating from record closing highs last week, the S&P 500 declined by 1.2% this past ...

Mortgage REIT preferred shares offer big dividend yields and some offer steady payouts. The preferred shares from AGNC carry some of the lowest risks and AGNCP has been attractively priced. We took the opportunity to significantly increase our position in AGNCP at $23.70 on 3/15/2...

The Great Financial Crisis resulted in long-term, lasting pain for the real estate sector, but "this time was different" for most REITs due to harsh lessons learned from past crises. Despite early struggles with rent collection, REITs' strong balance sheets and access-to-capital preve...

U.S. equity markets rallied to fresh record-highs after muted inflation data temporarily curbed concerns about an "overheating" economy ahead of the deployment of another massive round of stimulus. The "reopening trade" gave way to the "American exceptionalism" trade this week as...

Ready Capital Corporation (RC) Q4 2020 Earnings Conference Call March 12, 2021 8:30 AM ET Company Participants Andrew Ahlborn – Chief Financial Officer Tom Capasse – Chief Executive Officer Adam Zausmer – Head of Credit Risk Management Conference Call Participants Crispin...