USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 05/16/23

2023-05-16 18:52:52 ET Summary The REIT sector declined for the 3rd month in a row with a -2.88% total return in April. Large-cap REITs (+1.35%) saw gains, while mid caps (-0.90%), small caps (-4.44%) and micro caps (-10.62%) all finished April in the red. 34.18% of REIT secur...

2023-05-16 11:45:00 ET Summary With increasing economic uncertainty and market volatility in the first quarter of 2023, the probability of a mild recession beginning in the second half of the year or early next continues to rise. Global supply chain disruptions stemming from the C...

2023-05-16 02:35:00 ET Summary The current economic and investing environment remains one of the most challenging and difficult to navigate in recent times. With inflation and wage growth at current levels, we likely require a material amount of pain to be felt within the equity a...

2023-05-16 00:25:00 ET Summary Weakness in credit markets in the form of wider spreads and the primary market struggling begs the question of what is driving the recent weakness in credit markets. The answer to the question seems to be a combination of many smaller factors, includ...

2023-05-15 22:13:00 ET Summary How high interest rates are impacting the alt space. Commercial real estate remains a significant unknown risk. Why infrastructure continues to provide investment opportunities. Aggressive rate hikes by the U.S. Federal Reserve ...

2023-05-14 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets finished lower for a second-straight week as data showing an encouraging cooldown of inflationary pressures was offset by ongoing regional bank instability and an unresolved debt ceiling standoff. Declining for a second week after...

2023-05-12 01:25:00 ET Summary Although affordability remains an obstacle, recent data offer reasons to be more constructive as broader conditions still appear supportive of home prices. Demand is down due to the shock in affordability after the sharp rise in mortgage rates in the...

2023-05-09 01:20:00 ET Summary The stocks were fairly stable on Monday but started to sell off on Tuesday on rumors about the health of other west coast banks. One of the big macro fears coming out of the banking crisis is the effect on commercial real estate. It is hard to sa...

2023-05-08 11:50:00 ET Summary Financial cracks from rate hikes have led to jitters over commercial real estate. Yet, granularity is key. We see opportunities in some U.S. industrial properties. The Federal Reserve signaled a pause may follow last week’s rate hike. Yet, job...

2023-05-07 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets finished lower on a turbulent week after the Federal Reserve continued its historically-aggressive monetary tightening course, sparking renewed turmoil in the regional banking sector. After closing at its highest levels since earl...