RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 08/20/22

Record issuance of agency CRT securities have hurt prices this year, but rapidly shrinking supply could be a catalyst for near-term outperformance. After a wild ride so far this year, Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac credit risk-transfer securities (CRTs) are looking attractive in the near ...

Data Center REITs have become "battleground" stocks this year after short-selling firm Chanos & Company launched a fund that will bet against data center REITs described as the firm's "Big Short." Data Centers are among the worst-performing property sectors this year even after re...

Those looking for a deep value “contrarian play” need not look much further than the homebuilders, which are perhaps the most unloved industry group across the entire equity market. This sharply bearish sentiment comes on the heels of a historically strong year of operat...

Given our outlook that the chance of a recession occurring has increased, we are making appropriate asset allocation adjustments to include more defensive positions. Real estate is an area we believe is well-positioned to provide a degree of downside risk management. Medical offic...

The era of 15-20% rent increases may be coming to an end, but renters shouldn't expect significant relief anytime soon. The inflationary effects will be felt for years to come. Despite a stellar slate of earnings results from the apartment sector in which all ten REITs raised their fu...

The Bitcoin variety, I don't think it will live. I think, we have two significant government agencies which will make sure it's going to die. At the beginning of this year, a lot of people spoke about the Fed put as something that was going to support markets, equity markets, obviousl...

The dominant force in the markets this year has been uncertainty. REITs have not been spared from the market turbulence, but we see the long-term value proposition for REITs at one of the most attractive levels in recent memory. REITs provide predictability amid an ambiguous econo...

We're approaching the halfway point of another newsworthy real estate earnings season with roughly 55 equity REITs representing 50% of the total market capitalization having reported results. Among the 43 REITs that have provided full-year Funds From Operations ("FFO") guidance, 30 RE...

U.S. equity markets ripped higher this past week after GDP data showing a second-straight quarter of contraction sent long-term benchmark interest rates plunging to their lowest levels since April. Delivering its first back-to-back weekly gains since March, the S&P 500 rallied 4.3...

Healthcare REITs - the weakest-performing property sector last year - have been among the top-performing REIT sectors in 2022, benefiting from their status as relatively defensive and recession-resistant REITs. The ebbing of the COVID pandemic has sparked a much-needed recovery in Sen...