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Housing: Prices Follow Sales, February 2020 Edition
10:56am, Wednesday, 04'th Mar 2020
One of the consistent things I have written about the housing market for going-on 10 years is that interest rates lead sales, and sales, in turn, lead prices. E
U.S. Housing Market - New Homes Sales And Prices Up
07:28am, Wednesday, 04'th Mar 2020
The U.S. housing market continues to advance with prices rising as are volumes. Mortgage applications have risen and the only concern is affordability. However,
Good News Amid Virus Hysteria
06:48pm, Sunday, 01'st Mar 2020
In a move reminiscent of what occurred during the 2014 Ebola scare, U.S. equity markets sold off sharply this week: Investors piled into safe-haven assets given
Mall REITs: Merger Madness
04:45pm, Friday, 28'th Feb 2020
Mall meltdown? The bleeding continues for the long-struggling mall REIT sector, which woefully underperformed the REIT average for a fourth straight year in 201
Lumber Continues To Trend Higher - Weyerhaeuser Is A REIT With A Wooden Call Option
11:30am, Wednesday, 26'th Feb 2020
Lumber has rallied since May 2019. Open interest validates the bullish move. Low interest rates support the demand for wood. WY is a REIT and a call option on l
Manufactured Housing REITs: Find Shelter Amid Volatility
02:27pm, Tuesday, 25'th Feb 2020
Powered by the macroeconomic tailwinds associated with the affordable housing shortage, Manufactured Housing REITs were the best-performing real estate sector o
The State Of REITs: February 2020 Edition
02:21pm, Friday, 21'st Feb 2020
The average equity REIT had a negative total return (-0.74%) in the first month of 2020. Large-cap REITs (+2.76%) significantly outperformed their smaller peers
Housing Starts Are Truly Impressive
11:09am, Thursday, 20'th Feb 2020
For the past several months, the news from the residential construction sector of the economy has been truly impressive, greatly exceeding forecasts. Winter wea
Weighing The Week Ahead: Investing In Housing Stocks
10:49am, Sunday, 16'th Feb 2020
The calendar is modest and the week is only four days. The most important economic reports feature housing news, perhaps focusing attention on the rally in the
Renter Nation Is Alive And Well
04:00pm, Thursday, 13'th Feb 2020
Renter Nation is alive and well. Apartment REITs reported reaccelerating rent growth in 2019, as robust employment and wage gains have powered growth in both re
Sizing Up The 2017-2020 Housing Cliff Hanger
12:29pm, Sunday, 09'th Feb 2020
The best time to size up the collapse in housing that I called almost two years ago will be when it is over - so we can visualize its full extent. Since it is n
Where To Find Value In REITs
10:01am, Sunday, 09'th Feb 2020
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) returned 29% in 2019, supported primarily by the Fed and other central banks around the world pivoting to more accommodati
Give Me Yield Or Give Me Death
02:00pm, Monday, 27'th Jan 2020
Give me yield or give me death. In a world of perpetually low interest rates, investors have piled into yield-oriented equity sectors to quench their vivacious
Existing Home Sales Surged In Fourth Quarter Of 2019
12:21pm, Friday, 24'th Jan 2020
Existing home sales gained strength in the fourth quarter of 2019, with the estimated market capitalization of the existing home market in 49 states for which w
Housing BOOM! 2
10:38am, Tuesday, 21'st Jan 2020
Housing is a very important long leading indicator, and it reflects both the consumer and producer sides of the economy. Total housing starts were 1.608 million
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