RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 02/09/22

Rising inflation has investors concerned about the impact on REITs. The research reported here examined how the big macroeconomic drivers change REIT returns. One can see below why the cash a REIT can generate, while staying leverage-neutral, will make total cash generation to be ...

Investors are wondering whether inflation will torpedo the value of their REITs. Part of the answer relates to how property Cap Rates will change with inflation. From the standpoint of both history and theory, I explore that here. For further details see: Why REIT Cap Ra...

U.S. equity markets finished higher for a second-straight week as relatively solid employment data and strong corporate earnings results- with some exceptions- eased jitters over rising rates and slowing economic growth. Gaining ground in four-of-five trading sessions after dipping in...

The portfolio generated $1,607 in dividends during the month, a significant improvement over the $948 a quarter ago. YTD, I've received $1,607. I closed out my SRET, O, VPN, QQQM, JPM, ABT, SDIV, and SDEM holdings. I initiated a position in RNP and added to SCHD, BLK, MSFT, S...

We're two weeks into another newsworthy real estate earnings season with roughly one-third of the real estate sector by market cap reporting fourth-quarter results. In this report, we compile our Earnings QuickTake commentaries and updated Ratings and Price Targets for our portfolio h...

The expected risk premium for the Global Market Index edged down in January from the previous month’s estimate. Using short-term momentum and medium-term mean-reversion market factors to adjust the forecast reduces GMI’s ex-ante risk premium to an annualized 5.4%. Th...

In your face, but still under the radar? Billboard REITs own a commanding share of the nation's 500,000 outdoor advertising displays - a surprisingly resilient business with strong inflation-hedging attributes. Unlike other increasingly-cluttered digital formats, there's "only one cha...

It's been a 'Tale of Two Americas' of late for the hotel industry. Several markets and categories continue to report severely depressed demand while others are seeing record-high occupancy rates. In a twist of fate, after posting dramatic gains during the vaccine development stages, h...

Cell Tower REITs have been one of the primary 'growth engines' of the REIT sector, but are poised to snap their six-year streak of outperformance over the REIT Index this year. The recent slump began around mid-year as several risk factors emerged including potential competition from ...

U.S. equity markets rebounded to fresh record-highs heading into the Christmas holiday after governments in the U.S. and U.K. showed restraint in instituting more severe economic restrictions amid the recent COVID reacceleration. Bouncing back from an Omicron-driven sell-off and endin...