USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 07/23/23

2023-07-23 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets extended their "disinflation rally" this week after European inflation data mirrored encouraging trends observed domestically, while economic data and earnings results were consistent with a "soft landing" trajectory. Posting its ...

2023-07-20 00:30:00 ET Summary After a blockbuster report for May where Housing Starts and Building Permits both surged, there was a bit of a reality check in June. While Building Permits were expected to come in at 1.50 million, the actual reading came in at 1.44 million represen...

2023-07-19 02:23:00 ET Summary Housing activity has been somewhat muted given a dearth of inventories, but the lack of available existing supply has been positive for homebuilders. Although homebuilder sentiment has been rebounding solidly, it pales in comparison to the strength o...

2023-07-18 20:52:00 ET Summary With interest rates much higher than last year, investors have a new perspective on cap rates for CRE, which generally are at a spread, or premium, to underlying interest or risk-free rates. Various US institutional office owners have sold assets at ...

2023-07-16 05:30:00 ET Summary Obviously, AI has supercharged the indexes, for the S&P 500 and the NASDAQ. Small businesses tend to feel the impact of monetary tightening with a lag compared to larger companies. The Fed, although they haven’t come out and said it, t...

2023-07-15 12:00:00 ET REITs gained ahead of the earnings season on the back of estimated solid quarterly results, despite an uptick in inflation expectations. Recent reports were favorable towards the sector, which also pulled up sentiments. M&A activities had picked up in ...

2023-07-13 00:52:00 ET Summary The bond market offers potential for equity-like returns with less volatility and downside risk compared to the stock market, making it valuable for building resilient portfolios. We expect to see policy tightening and bank challenges begin to impact...

2023-07-12 10:00:00 ET Summary One of the hottest "inflation hedges" during the pandemic, land REITs have fallen out-of-favor as rising rates and normalizing supply chains have created disinflationary - and even deflationary - headwinds for commodities. While services sector infla...

2023-07-11 14:57:00 ET Summary Rising rates show resilience in the economy, which is benefiting real estate. Office real estate still facing challenges. Retail and industrial are bright spots. With central banks expected to hike rates further, how are the var...

2023-07-11 09:45:00 ET Summary The relative affordability of the median new home sold in the U.S. was little changed in May 2023. The net effect of these changes was to increase the amount that a fully-financed mortgage payment for the median new home sold in the U.S. costs. I...