REM News and Press, iShares Mortgage Real Estate ETF From 07/03/19

I ntroduction Welcome to my monthly update for my dividend growth portfolio. This article series covers my investing journey as a father of two towards my eventual retirement. Any specific stocks or amounts are particular to my self-directed 401K plan. The goal of my portfolio is to g...

Investors often disagree on their strategy. This is because every investor's goals are different. As investors, we like to lump people into groups or communities who are striving for similar, but not identical goals. These groups often disparage each other and believe their methodology is su...

Real Estate Weekly Review The US equity markets notched their best first-half of the year in more than two decades as expectations of easing monetary policy and slowing-but-steady economic growth lifted the S&P 500 ( SPY ) more than 17% through the first two quarters. The rally comes des...

30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.73% for the week ending June 27, 2019, down 11 basis points from 3.84% in 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 Estat...

Author’s Note: PART 1 of this article analyzed Annaly Capital Management Inc.’s ( NLY ) recent results and compared several of the company’s metrics to nineteen mortgage real estate investment trust (mREIT) peers. PART 1 also showed how NLY’s discount to book valu...

With yields on the 10-year Treasury rising 4 basis points to 2.03%, mortgage REITs rise and most other REITs decline. More news on: Vanguard Real Estate ETF, UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leveraged Mortgage REIT ETN, iShares U.S. Real Estate ETF, Financial stocks news, News on the U.S. economy...

Real Estate Weekly Review Almost six months to the day after US equities entered a bear market in late-December 2018, the major stock indexes jumped to new record highs this week, bouncing more than 25% from those 2018 lows. Powered by an expectation of easing monetary policy and a continuat...

After consistent declines in the late spring, the 30-year fixed-rate mortgage averages 3.84% for the week ending June 20, 2019, up 2 basis points from 3.82% in the previous week, according to the Freddie Mac Primary Mortgage Market Survey. More news on: UBS ETRACS Monthly Pay 2x Leverage...

The FOMC minutes ago held policy steady , but the vote wasn't unanimous, with St. Louis' Jim Bullard voting for a rate cut today. More news on: iShares Mortgage Real Estate Capped ETF, Annaly Capital Management, Inc., AGNC Investment Corp., Top stock market news, Stocks on the move, Finan...

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 ...