USRT News and Press, iShares Core U.S. REIT From 11/27/23

2023-11-27 03:50:00 ET Summary The Chicago Fed Activities Index shows an expected drop in October versus strong September. We are near concerning levels, which would be below -.5. Existing home sales are down again and inventory is up. Many home owners are locked into their home b...

2023-11-26 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets continued their November rally into the Thanksgiving week, while benchmark interest rates held steady around two-month lows as investors weighed easing geopolitical tensions alongside mixed economic data. Gaining for a fourth stra...

2023-11-25 12:00:00 ET More on REITs: REM: In The Wrong Part Of The Cycle XLRE: Better Positioned Than VNQ For A REIT Recovery (Rating Upgrade) VNQ Vs. FREL: Similar REIT Indexes, Similar Results Macro factors, solid Q3 earnings push REITs up Homebuil...

2023-11-22 05:15:00 ET Summary REIT index performance can be a leading indicator for the asset class as a whole. Our latest Asset Allocation recorded a strong quarter for listed real estate, showing signs of long-awaited resurgence. REITs send encouraging signal. A deeper anal...

2023-11-21 21:30:00 ET Summary The national median price of existing homes of all types – single-family houses, condos, and co-ops – whose sales closed in October dropped to $391,800, down by 5.1% from the peak in June 2022. The median price in June 2023, the seasona...

2023-11-21 00:32:00 ET Summary Inflation will come back and if history is any guide, it will be higher in the next cycle than this one. The short-term trends of the 10-year Treasury note rate and the US dollar have changed to negative. Stocks and REITs have been hampered by ri...

2023-11-20 21:25:00 ET Summary Over the past year, the S&P 500 has rallied by almost 20 percent despite very troubling underlying economic and political fundamentals. In the year ahead, the key question for investors is whether the markets will choose to continue ignoring thos...

2023-11-19 09:00:00 ET Summary U.S. equity markets extended their rebound to a third-straight week as benchmark interest rates dipped on economic data and corporate earnings reports showing a more distinct cooldown in economic activity. Gaining for a third-straight week and extend...

2023-11-18 12:00:00 ET More on REITs: REM: In The Wrong Part Of The Cycle XLRE: Better Positioned Than VNQ For A REIT Recovery (Rating Upgrade) VNQ Vs. FREL: Similar REIT Indexes, Similar Results Homebuilder, real estate, mortgage REIT stocks surge after CPI ...

2023-11-18 00:30:00 ET Summary The NAHB's Housing Market Index dropped to 34 in November and is only three points above the low from last December. The month-over-month declines across the report were historically large with the six-point drop in the headline index ranking in the ...