USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 09/28/23

2023-09-28 09:00:00 ET Summary Net Lease REITs - one of the most "bond-like" and interest-rate-sensitive property sectors - have lagged in recent months as investors come to grips with a potential "higher-for-longer" interest rate environment. Thriving in the "lower forever" envir...

2023-09-28 08:10:00 ET Summary The trend for the market capitalization of the U.S. new home market continued to benefit from the "golden handcuffs" problem afflicting the owners of existing homes in August 2023. New home sales trend still rising. December 2022 saw the first up...

2023-09-27 21:40:00 ET Summary Falling valuations of commercial real estate (CRE), especially in downtown office areas, will have a limited impact on both large globally systemically important banks (G-SIBs) and regional banking organizations, due to manageable exposure to the sector....

2023-09-26 20:10:00 ET Summary Cut the price, and they will not come? Homebuilders, in a tough market, compete with homeowners who are still delusional. Homebuilders are trying all kinds of stuff to get sales going in this environment of 7%-plus mortgage rates. The median pric...

2023-09-26 01:55:00 ET Summary In the U.S., the 525 basis point increase in the Fed Funds rate over the last 19 months has resulted in a 30-year mortgage rate rising to a 23-year high of 7.31% according to LSEG Datastream. The U.K. is not far behind, having raised rates by 500 bas...

2023-09-25 22:01:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates are at a two-decade high with the average 30-year fixed-rate mortgage climbing above 7%. A major difference between today and the period leading up to the global financial crisis is vacancy rates. Today, only 6.4% of rental propert...

2023-09-25 21:35:00 ET Summary The Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) statement seemed dovish, at first, but then the FOMC signaled that one more Fed rate hike was not only possible, but likely. Crude oil prices have risen 30% since June, as fears of further supply shortages per...

2023-09-25 18:49:13 ET Summary JPMorgan Realty Income ETF is a new real estate ETF that was launched in May 2022. The JPRE ETF is actively managed and has a portfolio of 27 equity REITs, with a focus on large capitalizations. Despite higher expenses, JPRE has been among the be...

2023-09-24 16:11:00 ET More on Eastgroup Properties, Prologis, etc. Compare metrics for EGP to PLD, STAG EastGroup Properties: Wait For A Discount To Buy This Quality Industrial REIT Prologis: Watch Your Passive Income Climb With This REIT Heavyweight STAG In...

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. ...