USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 09/07/23

2023-09-07 09:45:00 ET Summary The median household income is about 18% of the value of the median new home being sold in the U.S. in recent months. The raw measure of affordability has been improving because the median sale price of new homes has been falling, while median househ...

2023-09-06 23:50:00 ET Summary The Atlanta Fed’s GDPNow is looking for nearly 6.0 percent annualized third-quarter real GDP growth. Is the coast clear of recession (for now), or is this the last gasp of strength? Monetary policy works with long and variable lags – no...

2023-09-06 11:30:00 ET Summary US mortgage rates (30-year fixed) jumped an extra 50 basis points this week to 7.7%, while Canadian mortgage rates are 6%-plus. Short-term rentals are attractive because they have yielded more per night than long-term leases. Real estate downturn...

2023-09-05 23:45:00 ET Summary The ADP and Labor Department data came into alignment last week, but all three jobs reports were more subdued than expected. In addition to the monthly payroll report, the Labor Department is also expected to dramatically reduce past statistics for o...

2023-09-04 10:25:00 ET Summary Thirty-year mortgage rates were over 7 percent at the end of August 2023, a level not seen (other than two isolated weeks) since 2002. Interest rates are higher due to the Federal Reserve’s increases in rates from their near-zero levels. T...

2023-09-04 05:50:00 ET Summary Spending on construction projects for manufacturing plants in the US started breaking out of its long doldrums in January 2021. Total non-residential construction spending, which includes spending on manufacturing facilities, has surged as well, but ...

2023-09-03 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets rallied for a second-straight week while benchmark interest rates retreated from multi-decade highs after employment data showed long-awaited cooling in the previously red-hot labor market. Rebounding from a three-week skid with b...

2023-08-30 20:40:00 ET Summary The national average of a 30-year fixed rate mortgage is at the highest level in over 20 years. Rates for new mortgages are especially elevated relative to rates on already outstanding mortgages. Last week’s update on the national average ...

2023-08-28 22:26:00 ET Summary Since many variables influence housing prices, assessing residential real estate as an asset class is a complicated endeavor. Residential real estate prices are influenced by either fundamental supply and demand imbalances or simple speculation. ...

2023-08-28 12:33:21 ET Summary The REIT sector followed a strong June with further gains in July, averaging a solid +4.37% total return in July. Small-cap REITs (+5.23%) continued to outperform in July. Large caps (+2.46%) underperformed their smaller REIT peers for the 3rd straig...