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

2023-09-23 09:00:00 ET Summary REITs are currently facing widespread dislike among investors. The negative sentiment towards REITs is due to the high-interest rates. I explain why I believe that most investors are misguided and highlight some opportunities to consider. ...

2023-09-22 20:14:21 ET Summary Entry point alone, with VNQ down 30% could beat the market in the next decade with the current massive, growing dividend yield. REITs are the most interest rate sensitive sector of the economy, and the government will eventually need to lower rates t...

2023-09-22 10:00:00 ET Summary For Healthcare REITs - the physical epicenter of the pandemic - the road to recovery has remained inconsistent across its distinct sub-sectors. Senior Housing has emerged as a leader while others regress. For Senior Housing REITs, the long-awaited re...

2023-09-21 23:20:00 ET Summary It's a shame that economic growth has come to be feared rather than welcomed. We've had 2% growth for over a year now, and inflation has plunged. This post focuses on the housing market, which has suffered a triple whammy of soaring home prices, soar...

2023-09-21 22:20:00 ET Summary New listings rose in August, when they normally fall in August, an interesting break in the seasonal pattern. Due to the plunge in July and August 2022, the median price was up 3.9% year-over-year. Sales of previously-owned houses, condos, and co...

2023-09-21 12:35:00 ET Summary A tripling of US mortgage rates constrained both the demand and supply of housing, leaving existing home sales at post-GFC lows. Mortgage rates will rise further in the wake of the market's reaction to yesterday's Fed forecasts, further constraining ...

2023-09-20 12:52:01 ET Summary The Real Estate sector, including REITs, is currently undervalued compared to other sectors. The iShares Core U.S. REIT ETF offers a cost-effective way to access a diversified portfolio of domestic REITs. USRT has underperformed the S&P 500 a...

2023-09-18 22:32:34 ET Summary The REIT sector gave up some of the gains achieved in June and July, with a -4.13% average total return in August. Small cap REITs (-2.49%) outperformed again in August. Micro caps (-13.08%) badly underperformed their larger REIT peers. Only 18.0...

2023-09-18 19:30:00 ET Summary The percentage of US banks tightening their credit to large and medium firms now above 40% – was only seen during the 2020 pandemic, the 2008 financial crisis, the 2001 Dotcom bust, and the 1990-91 recession. As higher interest rates freeze ex...

2023-09-17 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped for a third-straight week while benchmark interest rates returned to the cusp of multi-decade highs after inflation data showed a modest reacceleration in price pressures. The disappointing setback follows several quarters...