RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 06/01/23

2023-06-01 09:00:26 ET Summary Rates Up, REITs Down? Whether fundamentally justified or not, commercial and residential real estate markets continue to bear the brunt of the Federal Reserve's historically swift monetary tightening cycle. Commercial real estate, in particular, has ...

2023-05-29 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets hovered around nine-month highs this past week as surprisingly solid economic data and earnings reports offset pressures from hawkish central bank rhetoric and a debt ceiling stalemate. Posting its highest end-of-week close since ...

2023-05-29 08:05:00 ET Summary A lot of investors appear to think that REITs will drop lower. They believe that their valuations aren't low enough. Do they have a point? We take a closer look and issue a warning to those REIT investors who are trying to time the market. ...

2023-05-24 10:00:00 ET Summary Despite lingering recession concerns, hotel REITs are pacing for a second-straight year of outperformance after punishing early-pandemic declines, buoyed by steady post-pandemic operating improvement and the long-awaited return of dividends. The fina...

2023-05-22 00:24:04 ET Summary Both funds have produced attractive results over the long term, but it can come down to one's risk tolerance. RQI and RFI are quite similar, but RFI can be seen as more attractive more recently due to not implementing leverage. They also both pro...

2023-05-21 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets climbed to nine-month highs this week as investors weighed signs of progress on debt-ceiling negotiations and solid economic data against a continued drumbeat of hawkish Fed commentary. Snapping a two-week losing streak and climbi...

2023-05-19 09:00:00 ET Summary The new pariah of the commercial real estate sector, Office REITs, have remained in free-fall in recent months, plunging another 30% this year following a plunge of nearly 40% last year. Just how bad is it? The surge in interest rates has turned a we...

2023-05-18 11:28:00 ET Summary Historically, it has been typical at the beginning of real estate downturns for listings to decline as owners try and extend loans rather than sell properties at lower prices. In the first quarter of 2023, investors purchased just $10.7 billion of of...

2023-05-14 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets finished lower for a second-straight week as data showing an encouraging cooldown of inflationary pressures was offset by ongoing regional bank instability and an unresolved debt ceiling standoff. Declining for a second week after...

2023-05-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The stocks were fairly stable on Monday but started to sell off on Tuesday on rumors about the health of other west coast banks. One of the big macro fears coming out of the banking crisis is the effect on commercial real estate. It is hard to sa...