USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 10/26/23

2023-10-26 08:29:00 ET Summary Political Calculations' initial estimate of the market capitalization of new homes sold during the month of September 2023 is $30.62 billion. While September 2023's market cap is approaching the nominal, non-inflation adjusted peak from the housing b...

2023-10-26 02:45:00 ET Summary What homebuilder PulteGroup said about mortgage-rate buydowns. Homebuilders have figured out this market, homeowners have not. To sell new houses in this 8% mortgage environment, homebuilders – whose stocks have gotten battered since August &#...

2023-10-25 02:35:00 ET Summary We will focus on the apartment sector in the U.S. and Europe, with an emphasis on the moderately priced, or affordable segment of the market. Over the past 12 months, demand for apartments has remained near record levels across key strategic markets ...

2023-10-22 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets slumped on a turbulent week as benchmark interest rates swelled to fresh multi-decade highs after Fed Chair Powell left open the possibility of additional Fed rate hikes. Following two weeks of modest gains, the S&P 500 slumpe...

2023-10-21 12:00:00 ET More on REITs: MORT: No Real Compelling Case To Buy SRET: Narrow Focus On Dividend Yield May Lead To Poor Performance REZ: A Fund That Lost Its Focus Housing market struggles as mortgage rates hit 23-year highs For further detai...

2023-10-20 06:00:00 ET Summary Today’s higher interest rates and slowing growth have been elevating the need for property income stability in a real estate portfolio. The real estate sectors in favorable positions to sustain income stability during the current economic slow...

2023-10-18 21:20:00 ET Summary Mortgage rates officially hit 8% today. It’s amazing considering mortgage rates were as low as 2.5% back in just 2020. It isn’t the high rate that is so alarming – it’s the rate of change. And this is what separates this p...

2023-10-18 12:30:00 ET Summary The global outlook is being troubled by rising rates, oil prices and the U.S. dollar, resulting in investor risk aversion. Spiking bond yields are challenging the equity market’s soft landing assumption. With limited prospect of an upgrade to ...

2023-10-18 10:30:00 ET Summary Real estate earnings season kicks into gear this week, and over the next month, we'll hear results from 175 equity REITs, 40 mortgage REITs, and dozens of housing industry companies. Have REITs hit "rock bottom?" Pressured by the surge in interest ra...

2023-10-17 07:30:00 ET Summary What the Gaza conflict could mean for oil markets. Why the real threat to markets is if the Israeli-Hamas conflict pulls in other actors. Managing a portfolio in a time of uncertainty. The conflict between Israel and Hamas is adding m...