RFI News and Press, Cohen & Steers Total Return Realty Fund Inc. From 06/10/22

Understood to be one of the more "bond-like" and rate-sensitive REIT sectors, net lease REITs have surprisingly been among the best-performing property sectors this year despite the challenging macroeconomic environment. Even with rent growth significantly lagging inflation, net lease...

One of the ways to make portfolios more resilient to inflation right now is owning the currencies of large commodity exporters, both in developed and in emerging markets. One other expression of the theme is by directly trading commodity curves, especially the longer end of the oil fu...

Mortgage REITs – along with other fixed income-oriented securities across the credit and maturity curve - have stabilized in recent weeks as bond market volatility has calmed following a historically rough early-2022. Earnings results confirmed that the challenging macro enviro...

Following their best week since November 2020, U.S. equity markets slipped this past week as China's apparent emergence from COVID lockdown lifted global benchmark interest rates and commodities prices. Persistently elevated energy prices - the 'fuel' of stagflation - remain the most ...

Shopping Center REITs are the second-best performing major property sector this year - significantly outpacing their mall REIT peers, despite the recent "retail rout" and moderation in stimulus-fueled retail spending trends. After a surge in store closings during the pandemic, the num...

REITs are selling off due to fears of rising interest rates. But I warn you: it's time to buy, and not to sell. We highlight 2 REITs that have become deeply undervalued. For further details see: An Urgent Warning For REIT Investors

U.S. equity markets delivered broad-based this week- snapping a dismal skid of seven straight weekly declines - following solid retail and housing earnings results and inflation data showing signs of peaking price pressures. Climbing out of "bear-market" territory with its best weekly...

Industrial REITs - a perennial performance leader in recent years - have been slammed over the past month with declines of 20-30% after Amazon announced plans to cut costs in its logistics network. Amazon has pumped the brakes on its aggressive pandemic-fueled footprint expansion...

RLTY is a newer fund that was launched by Cohen & Steers in February 2022. It was a relatively small fund when compared to its predecessors, RQI and RNP. I'm not looking to invest yet, but RLTY will be a consideration as it seems a great fit as something between RQI and RNP. ...

One step forward, one back. After nearly doubling in value last year, Mall REITs have been the worst-performing major property sector in 2022 as the stimulus-fueled retail strength has stalled. The tech wreck has spilled over to become the retail wreck in recent weeks. Retail stocks a...