US Home Prices Rise: Time to Invest in REITs?
Home-price gains accelerated in February for the 70th-consecutive month with no sign of slowing down. However, what may be a challenging time…
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REIT ETFs Could Still Hold Up in Rising Rate Environment
With interest rates set to rise, income investors are understandably concerned about the potentially negative effect of higher borrowing costs on their…
New Tax Plan is Good for REITs ETF Investors
The new U.S. tax law legislation could be a boon for real estate investment trusts and REITs-related exchange traded funds as they…
A Hot Real Estate ETF Idea for December
Historically, December is a good month for the S&P 500, but there are also sector-level opportunities for investors to consider in the…
Investors Renew Love for Real Estate ETF
Although it is widely expected that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates for the third time this year when the central…
Real Estate ETFs Struggle to Start July
Real estate stocks, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), and the relevant exchange traded funds are believed to be solid performers in…
Don’t Flee Real Estate ETFs Following Fed Rate Hike
Last week, the Federal Reserve boosted U.S. interest rates by 25 basis points, setting the stage for rate hikes as 2017 moves…
A Contrarian Catalyst for Real Estate ETFs
Buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s lower for longer stance on interest rates and investors’ seemingly unquenchable desire for income, real estate investment…
REIT ETFs Can Rally Again
As was widely expected, the Federal Reserve boosted interest rates last week for the first time this year. With the jobs market…
REIT ETFs Look to Adjust as Fed Plans More Rate Hikes
Buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s lower for longer stance on interest rates and investors’ seemingly unquenchable desire for income, real estate investment…
Out on its Own, Real Estate Sector ETFs Struggle
Buoyed by the Federal Reserve’s lower for longer stance on interest rates and investors’ seemingly unquenchable desire for income, real estate investment…
ETF Investors Shunned Bonds, Dividends in October
Investors are beginning to take a Federal Reserve interest rate hike seriously as improving economic data allows the central bank more leeway…
Rate Sensitive Sector ETFs Suffer as Bond Yields Rise
Exchange traded funds that track rate sensitive sectors, such as utilities and real estate investment trusts, are under pressure as the ongoing…
REIT ETFs Look to Stage Another Rally
The Vanguard REIT ETF (NYSEArca: VNQ), the largest exchange traded fund holding real estate investment trusts (REITs), and rival real estate ETFs…