USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 03/08/23

2023-03-08 10:37:00 ET Summary When analysing the business cycle, there are few sectors and areas within the economy of more importance and influence than the housing market. Housing is both a cyclical and interest rates sensitive market. Thus, at the heart of the housing market l...

2023-03-08 01:49:00 ET Summary On Friday, residential real estate brokerage firm Redfin released new data on home prices, showing that prices fell 0.6 percent in February, year over year. Without the central bank propping up MBS demand in the secondary market, primary-market mortg...

2023-03-07 12:11:00 ET Summary In Europe, the UK, and Canada, most mortgages are floating rate or coming up for renewal over the next couple of years. The Bank of Canada saw the housing downturn underway when it paused its rate hiking cycle in December at 4.5%. As Treasury bon...

2023-03-07 11:49:00 ET Summary The relative affordability of the typical new home sold in the U.S. improved in January 2023. Looking forward, we already know mortgage rates averaged close to the same in February 2023 as they did in January. March 2023 however may present a ver...

2023-03-07 03:15:00 ET Summary We are approaching spring, when crude oil prices typically rise, so the “Big Energy Bet” is likely to continue to pay off in the upcoming months. Crude oil inventories in the U.S. are currently 9.7% higher than the 5-year average, so WT...

2023-03-05 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets rebounded following their worst week of the year as investors parsed data showing surprising resilience in global economic activity this winter despite stiff interest rate headwinds. Snapping a three-week skid and notching its bes...

2023-03-04 05:50:40 ET Summary USRT invests in a variety of REITs in the United States, most of which are specialized or residential in nature. USRT is susceptible to the effects of private REITs reporting incomplete results and possibly prompting investor speculation. The rea...

Summary After covering the Winners of REIT Earnings Season earlier this week, Part 2 of our Earnings Recap focuses on the worst-performing property sectors and common threads shared by these laggards. While there were upside standouts and impressive reports within these lagging property...

Summary COVID created an incredible disequilibrium in the housing market where house prices surged 40%+ and rents are only just playing catch-up. While rents have increased substantially in recent years, it is still far more desirable to rent in most places when compared to buying. ...

Summary With the Federal Reserve approaching the tail end of an aggressive interest rate hiking cycle, investors have been bracing for a hard landing. The stock market has stabilized and risen since last October (S&P +13.7%) but has also hit a temporary air pocket last month (-2.6%)...