RDOG News and Press, ALPS ETF Trust REIT Dividend Dogs From 09/21/23

2023-09-21 23:20:00 ET Summary It's a shame that economic growth has come to be feared rather than welcomed. We've had 2% growth for over a year now, and inflation has plunged. This post focuses on the housing market, which has suffered a triple whammy of soaring home prices, soar...

2023-09-21 22:20:00 ET Summary New listings rose in August, when they normally fall in August, an interesting break in the seasonal pattern. Due to the plunge in July and August 2022, the median price was up 3.9% year-over-year. Sales of previously-owned houses, condos, and co...

2023-09-21 12:35:00 ET Summary A tripling of US mortgage rates constrained both the demand and supply of housing, leaving existing home sales at post-GFC lows. Mortgage rates will rise further in the wake of the market's reaction to yesterday's Fed forecasts, further constraining ...

2023-09-18 22:32:34 ET Summary The REIT sector gave up some of the gains achieved in June and July, with a -4.13% average total return in August. Small cap REITs (-2.49%) outperformed again in August. Micro caps (-13.08%) badly underperformed their larger REIT peers. Only 18.0...

2023-09-18 19:30:00 ET Summary The percentage of US banks tightening their credit to large and medium firms now above 40% – was only seen during the 2020 pandemic, the 2008 financial crisis, the 2001 Dotcom bust, and the 1990-91 recession. As higher interest rates freeze ex...

2023-09-17 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped for a third-straight week while benchmark interest rates returned to the cusp of multi-decade highs after inflation data showed a modest reacceleration in price pressures. The disappointing setback follows several quarters...

2023-09-13 01:40:00 ET Summary According to data from the National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), the average number of severe events per year has increased over time, as have the financial and human costs. So far this year, there have been 23 confirmed weather-rela...

2023-09-11 17:38:00 ET Summary If an investor is to make tactical changes to their portfolio, it is in the extremes where they will find their greatest opportunities. What looks like an extreme today might be merely a way station on the path to something even more extreme. Con...

2023-09-10 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped this week as persistent inflation concerns inflamed by a "crude awakening" of global energy prices were aggravated by hawkish Federal Reserve rhetoric and revived trade tensions. Finishing lower for the fourth-week in the ...

2023-09-09 00:30:00 ET Summary Realtor.com’s August inventory data showed only 585K active listings nationally after seasonal adjustment. Inventories have been drawn upon for seven months in a row, resulting in the lowest level since June 2022. On the bright side, Augus...