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MORT and REM, like other REIT assets become more attractive when yields on other fixed-income assets are pushed down. On the bright side for REM and its investors is the fact that the ETF’s dividend is expected to rise for the first time since 2014.
“The likelihood interest rates will remain low for an extended period is a ‘gamechanger’ for mortgage real estate investment trusts,” writes Wunderlich Securities analyst Merrill Ross. Even so, dividends may come under pressure for some mREITs and selectivity is needed in the group, she adds,” according to Barron’s.
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