REET News and Press, iShares Trust Global REIT From 05/12/23

2023-05-12 01:25:00 ET Summary Although affordability remains an obstacle, recent data offer reasons to be more constructive as broader conditions still appear supportive of home prices. Demand is down due to the shock in affordability after the sharp rise in mortgage rates in the...

2023-05-08 11:50:00 ET Summary Financial cracks from rate hikes have led to jitters over commercial real estate. Yet, granularity is key. We see opportunities in some U.S. industrial properties. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause may follow last week’s rate hike. Yet, job...

2023-05-07 05:15:00 ET Summary Just because corporate real estate has had its troubles, doesn't mean there aren't attractive opportunities within the listed-REIT space for diligent investors willing to look. Following the failures of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank, concern...

2023-05-05 11:53:45 ET Summary IGR's rights offering was oversubscribed. The NAV/share hit was around -3.5%. Sell and rebuy worked again. Author's note: This article was released to members of CEF/ETF Income Laboratory as part of the CEF Weekly Roundup on April 24,...

2023-05-04 11:10:00 ET Summary New homes became less affordable in March 2023. The key to affordability however is to also factor in the income earned by the median U.S. household. The median new home sold in the U.S. has fully qualified as unaffordable for the typical America...

2023-05-02 06:05:00 ET Summary Slowing consumer spending was cited as the primary reason for decelerating GDP growth in Q1, but the most depressing component was that gross private domestic investment fell 12.5%, driven by declines in business equipment and residential housing. Th...

2023-05-01 12:07:00 ET Summary Last week’s GDP report was not some kind of near miss, something that could be interpreted as negative if you just squint and employ a little confirmation bias. Real estate had another up week and continues its recovery. There are certainly so...

2023-04-30 08:02:00 ET Summary The pandemic hurt small retailers by hastening the transition to digital commerce and emptied office buildings by turning living rooms into workspace. Although it’s tempting to lump commercial real estate together, the commercial real estate m...

2023-04-30 05:11:00 ET Summary What an end to rate hikes could mean for real estate. Why office is space in North America is facing uncertainty. Canada's growing need for apartment blocks. After a year of aggressive rate hikes, many central banks are believed...

2023-04-29 12:00:00 ET REIT returns outpaced gains in broader markets for the second straight week on the back of strong quarterly earnings from major names. FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs rose 1.04% from last week, while the mortgage REITs index increased by 1.56%. Comparatively,...