REM News and Press, iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF From 06/15/19

Real Estate Weekly Review Following the worst May for the major equity indexes since the recession, the first two weeks of June have been far more gratifying. After surging more than 4% last week, the S&P 500 ( SPY ) and Nasdaq ( QQQ ) added to their gains this week and record highs are ...

Real Estate ETF Spotlight Real estate ETFs are an excellent option for investors seeking low-cost, liquid, and diversified exposure to real estate. Unlike investment alternatives like direct real estate investments that require a substantial upfront investment and lack liquidity, or real ...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.82% for the week ending June 13, 2019, unchanged from the previous week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. More news on: UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN, iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF, SPDR Ho...

A Federal Housing Finance Agency report is asking Congress to allow it to charter new rivals for Fannie Mae ( OTCQB:FNMA +1.4% ) and Freddie Mac ( OTCQB:FMCC +1.8% ), Cowen's Jaret Seiberg writes in a note to clients. More news on: Freddie Mac, Federal National Mortgage Association, UB...

Last week we touched on the stark difference between high-yield, high-risk REITs and low-yield, lower-risk REITs and compared some of the underlying holdings of two ETFs. The question of whether to play it safe or not , really depends on each investor's preference, but that article focuse...

Real Estate Weekly Review Bouncing back from four straight weeks of declines, the major US equity indexes ( SPY ) ( QQQ ) each jumped more than 4% this week as softer-than-expected economic data increased the likelihood of Federal Reserve rate cuts by the end of the year. The seemingly unfla...

The 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averaged 3.82% for the week ending June 6, 2019, down 17 basis points from 3.99% in the previous week, according to Freddie Mac's Primary Mortgage Market Survey. More news on: iShares U.S. Home Construction ETF, D.R. Horton, Inc., Lennar Corporation, Finan...

Focus of Article: The focus of this article is to provide a detailed analysis with supporting documentation on the “ most probable/suitable” quarterly dividend per share rate Cherry Hill Mortgage Investment Corp. ( CHMI ) will/should declare for the remainder of 2019 (Q2-Q...

One of the most important steps in evaluating mortgage REITs is finding the price to book value ratios. Using the mortgage REITs' book value gives us an idea for the general range the mortgage REIT should trade in. We expect that all mortgage REITs holding similar assets will generally be corr...

It's been a wave of capital raising for the mREITs in 2019, but Annaly Capital ( NLY +2.8% ) this morning perhaps launched a wave of capital returns with a $1.5B buyback announcement . More news on: Annaly Capital Management, Inc., AGNC Investment Corp., Chimera Investment Corporation, ...