SPRE News and Press, SP Funds S&P Global REIT Sharia ETF From 08/28/22

Summary The ETFB Green SRI REITs ETF (RITA) invests in stocks of companies that follow the values and teachings of Shariah law. While new, the index provides longer history. I will compare RITA to the unrestricted iShares Global REIT ETF (REET) to see how RITA's screening affected...

Why inflation may not be all bad for real estate? Is Canadian real estate facing a crash? Not likely. How a slower Canadian housing market may affect economic growth? Aggressive interest rate hikes by central banks have sent a significant chill across the real es...

Excessive pandemic stimulus has resulted in historically expensive global property prices. Despite differences between countries, the issue is widespread with the vast majority of nations now having expensive property markets. Prices are the most expensive in decades, including mo...

The REIT sector has fallen in 5 of the first 6 months of 2022, including a -9.44% total return in June. Large cap (-7.01%) and micro cap (-9.27%) REITs outperformed, while mid caps (-9.66%) and small caps (-10.61%) suffered the heaviest losses in June. Only 10.0% of REIT securitie...

Prologis is the largest industrial real estate company in the world. It was formed after a merger with AMB Property Corporation in 2011. The company has over 5,000 tenants, with its largest being Ecommerce giant Amazon. Management has recently announced the acquisition of Logistic...

New orders placed for goods and services rose worldwide in June at the slowest rate for nearly two years, registering only a modest expansion of demand during the month. Future prospects look especially gloomy for financial services and notably for real estate. Banking firms saw n...

Growth is slowing, but it’s slowing to trend at this point. So not to zero, not to negative, but something like the trend that we’ve experienced over the last couple of decades. So, if you’re looking for a great way to play inflation, look to the small cap asset c...

Rising interest rates have already started impacting housing prices in some developed market economies. In a flip from the 2008 playbook, the U.S. housing market appears to be the most insulated, while other developed markets exhibit more risk. As interest rates in developed marke...

I invest in real estate and think it’s one of the best long-term investments, beating out the stock market if you were to factor in risk/volatility. In one month, real estate fell 14.7% in parts of Canada and the USA. In fact, the IYR real estate ETF fell 15% as well which help...

A lack of new supply serves to increase demand for existing buildings, typically leading to higher rents. Investors might be tempted to favor shorter leases, just as they would favor shorter duration in bond coupons and equity earnings projections. Demand remains strong in certain...