ETF Plays for the Homebuyer Tax Credit Extension
November 6, 2009 – The home buyer tax credit has been expanded and extended. Potential home owners are the obvious beneficiaries of this new piece of legislation, but homebuilders, along with related exchange traded funds (ETFs), could also benefit... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: ETFs Get a Lift From Economic Reports
November 2, 2009 – Positive news from both the real estate and manufacturing sectors had the combined effect of sending the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) higher. Will it make last week all but a distant memory? ... Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Signs of a Slow Recovery
October 1, 2009 – The markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) went limp this morning after more signs emerged that the U.S. economic recovery would be a long and slow one. (more…) Continue Reading »

ETFs in a Recovery: Where the Money Is Going Now
September 23, 2009 – Money in the markets and exchange traded funds (ETFs) is continuously ebbing and flowing. As the market recovers, it’s always interested to take a look and see where the cash is going. (more…) Continue Reading »

6 Positive Signals for Real Estate ETFs
August 25, 2009 – At times, it seemed like the housing crisis was so bad we’d never find the bottom. But an increasing number of signs are pointing to a tentative recovery in exchange traded funds (ETFs) aimed at... Continue Reading »

5 Of the Best ETFs In the Last Month
July 21, 2009 – Every so often, it’s helpful to take stock of the markets and see what’s been happening in the big picture. With that, here are five exchange traded funds (ETFs) that have moved impressively in the... Continue Reading »

Real Estate ETFs: Outlook Improving?
July 17, 2009 – There are more factors adding to the downtrodden U.S. housing markets and related shares and exchange traded funds (ETFs) than one may think, but there’s also more and more good news appearing, too. (more…) Continue Reading »

Why Homebuilder ETFs Are Looking Up
June 5, 2009 – Homebuilders  and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) are beginning to see the light at the end of the tunnel, but the outlook is full of obstacles, such as rising interest rates and foreclosures. ... Continue Reading »

Homebuilder ETFs: Near the Bottom?
May 19, 2009 – Just when it seems like the U.S. housing market and exchange traded funds (ETFs) are finally on some sort of road to recovery, another setback rears its head. (more…) Continue Reading »

What Big Foreclosures Mean to Homebuilder ETFs
May 13, 2009 – Just as things in the real estate sector and exchange traded funds (ETFs) start looking up, numbers come in to remind us that its struggles are far from over with. (more…) Continue Reading »