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 »

Why Real Estate ETFs Have a Home In Your Portfolio
August 18, 2009 – By including housing related exchange traded funds (ETFs) into a portfolio, an investor may mitigate the swings in the housing market that could potentially eat away at his or her wealth. (more…) Continue Reading »

Midday Market Update: Sour Consumers Cool Off Markets
July 28, 2009 – U.S. stocks and exchange traded funds (ETFs) fell modestly in morning trading on discouraging economic news about consumer confidence, which showed that Americans are still feeling down about the state of the economy. ... Continue Reading »

7 Reasons Why Housing ETFs Haven’t Bottomed
July 22, 2009 – Has the housing market and related exchange traded funds (ETFs) hit rock bottom yet? While some may think houses are as cheap as they will ever be, more pessimistic investors think the housing bottom still... Continue Reading »

MacroShares Real Estate ETFs Debut – Again
July 1, 2009 – MacroMarkets is finally going forward with the launch of their exchange traded funds (ETFs) that track the price of homes in major metro areas a few weeks after the initial public offering was called... Continue Reading »

MacroShares Closes Paired Oil ETFs
May 18, 2009 – MacroMarkets is calling it quits on their oil -related exchange traded funds (ETFs), which are designed to track both the upside and downside to oil prices. (more…) Continue Reading »

Why New Real Estate ETFs Are Getting A Mixed Reaction
May 5, 2009 – The initial public offering (IPO) of two new real estate-focused exchange traded funds (ETFs) is taking place as you read this. But the reaction by investment professionals to these funds has been mixed. (more…) Continue Reading »

Capture the Residential Real Estate Market With New ETFs
April 29, 2009 – The initial public offerings (IPOs) for the new MacroShares real estate exchange traded funds (ETFs) are finally taking place. (more…) Continue Reading »

MacroShares Shifts Gears With Real Estate ETFs
April 6, 2009 – MacroShares is about to try their luck in the real estate market, with the launch of new exchange traded funds (ETFs) which will track this asset class. (more…) Continue Reading »

Dour Climate Puts Real Estate ETF Auction on Hold
November 13, 2008 – The first-ever initial public offering open auction launch of exchange traded funds(ETFs) was set for Wednesday, but has been delayed as MacroMarkets deemed the real estate market conditions unhealthy. Blame the severely slumping real estate market rather than... Continue Reading »