RMRM News and Press, RMR Mortgage Trust From 08/03/21

Cumulative Loan Originations Since September 2020 of $298 Million Second Quarter Net Income Per Common Share of $0.11 Second Quarter Distributable Earnings Per Common Share of $0.13 RMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM) today announced financial r...

The projected risk premium for the Global Market held steady in July at an annualized 6.0%, unchanged from the previous month. Despite the recent bounce, GMI’s trailing 10-year performance remains well below the previous 8%-plus peak. No one really knows what risk premia wi...

We present the top six reasons to add REITs to your portfolio today. The lack of yield around the world and in most asset classes has made REITs and other yield alternatives a ‘hot’ asset class. REITs are inexpensive compared to fixed income and equities. REITs s...

Most of the major asset classes continued to rise in July, led by US real estate investment trusts (REITs). US equities continued trending higher. The bull run also persisted for the Global Market Index (GMI) in July. For further details see: Major Asset Classes: July 20...

Zoom uses its expensive stock to enter adjacent market with the acquisition of Five9 for $14.7 billion. Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation's board supports the pending merger of MNR with Equity Commonwealth after receiving a competing offer from Starwood. Salesforce compl...

Performance for Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac Agency Credit Risk Transfer securities has been strong throughout 2021. Robust home prices benefit CRT transactions as growing home equity improves borrowers’ creditworthiness. We expect continued robust refinancing activity as ave...

Growth-oriented asset classes are likely to shine, but not equally. Above-trend growth is a supportive environment of risky assets like equities or credit. On valuation grounds, equities are looking a little cheaper. Geraldine Sundstrom and Erin Browne discuss PIMCO’s views...

RMR Mortgage Trust (Nasdaq: RMRM) today announced the closing of a $19.7 million first mortgage floating-rate bridge loan to finance the acquisition of Laurel 42, a 100-unit apartment building located at 4242 NE Halsey Street in Portland, Oregon. The loan is structured with a three-...

Unlike the GFC, when the collapse in the sub-prime RMBS market became the epicenter of the crisis, RMBS has survived largely unscathed during COVID, after an initial wobble. FTSE Russell now considers whether after dodging a post-COVID housing crash, this has become "the US Housing bo...

Real estate earnings season kicks off this week. We'll see results from more than 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies over the next month. REITs enter second-quarter earnings season as the best-performing asset class this year with total retur...