Real Estate - Spark Newswire

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Elon Musk Warns Of More Pain As Commercial Real Estate Prices Pull Back To 2009 Levels

Today, 9:04 PM

The housing market, which was the trigger point for the 2008 recession, is acting up yet again. The development is concerning given a majority of economists have begun discounting a moderate to severe recession. What Happened: Tesla CEO Elon Musk issued a premonitory warning over the weekend regarding more pain for the housing market.

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Analysts Just Upgraded These 3 Retail REITs

By Ethan Roberts

Today, 9:04 PM

The prevailing wisdom on Wall Street is that recessions follow massive interest rate hikes, as high-interest rates slow down sales of real estate, automobiles and credit card spending on nonessential retail goods.

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If You Invested $1,000 In Rithm Capital (RITM) Stock At Its COVID-19 Pandemic Low, Here’s How Much You’d Have Now

By Wayne Duggan

Today, 9:04 PM

Investors who bought stocks during the COVID-19 market crash in 2020 have generally experienced some big gains in the past two and a half years. But there was no question some big-name stocks performed better than others since the pandemic bottom.

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These REITs Were Hit Hardest by 2022’s Rate Hikes

By Aditi Ganguly

Today, 9:04 PM

Real estate was the second-worst-performing sector after technology in 2022, primarily because of multiple rate hikes. The Federal Reserve raised the benchmark federal funds rate seven times last year to the highest level in 15 years to mitigate inflationary pressures. The S&P United States REIT index plunged 27% in 2022.

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The 2 REIT Benchmark ETFs End 2022 Down By More Than 25%

By John Navin

Today, 9:04 PM

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) were deeply affected by the Federal Reserve’s actions in 2022, which led to higher interest rates. Even as investors anticipated an eventual lowering later in 2023 or at least by 2024, sellers remained in control of REIT shares all year.

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Citigroup Passed On Alameda Research Partnership Due To Lack Of Risk Management: Report

By Murtuza Merchant

Today, 9:04 PM

Banking giant Citigroup (NYSE: C) considered partnering with Alameda Research, a now-bankrupt crypto trading firm, to launch a crypto lending business in 2020, but decided against it due to concerns about the firm's lack of risk management.

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It’s Not Yet A Run, But Nervous Investors Are Beginning To Pull Money Out Of Commercial Real Estate

By Mark Gilman

Today, 9:04 PM

While specific segments of the commercial real estate (CRE) market such as industrial and healthcare are performing well, others like office and retail are alarming investors. Rising interest rates are heightening those concerns. In response, investors are actively reducing their exposure to the CRE market.

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These 3 REITs Are Down Over 50% This Year

By Aditi Ganguly

Today, 9:04 PM

Real estate was one of the worst-performing sectors in 2022, as rising interest rates and low demand pummeled both residential and commercial real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF has declined by 27.8% year to date. In comparison, the benchmark S&P 500 index is down only 19.7% in 2022.

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The 4 Best-Performing REITs in December

By Ethan Roberts

Today, 9:04 PM

Evaluating relative strength is important when determining which stocks to buy. Relative strength shows which sectors or individual issues are outperforming market peers.

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These 3 REITs Are Diving To New 12-Month Lows

By John Navin

Today, 9:04 PM

Real estate investment trusts (REITs) continue to weaken, with a number of them hitting new 12-month lows. These reflect the negative effects on the market of the higher interest rates that the Federal Reserve is pursuing. Other factors are at work, but this is a rate-sensitive group and they’re feeling the pain.

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