Blog Has Volatility Reared its Ugly Head Again? No, Not Really I’m sure you’ve seen the headlines about market volatility, including “No Calm in Sight as Volatility Surges from Stocks to Bonds” (Bloomberg, 1/18/16), “What To Do with the Market’s Volatility” (Fox Business, 1/19/16), and “Why The Stock Market Is Volatile, Why Volatility Hurts, And What To Do About It” (Forbes, 1/16/16). Just how bad is it? Look behind the headlines and you’ll find that volatility has really not been that bad, especially for REIT investors. 01/21/2016 Image
Blog Latest Asset Class Correlations, Volatilities, and Beta: Up from Abnormally Low Levels, But Still Low 01/12/2016 Image
Blog Did You Have the Impression that 2015 Was a Bad Year for REITs? Guess Again. Anybody could be forgiven for having the impression that 2015 was a bad year for REIT investors. It was full of headlines about the impending increase in interest rates, and equally full of speculation that the Fed’s action would spell trouble for real estate. But REITs—especially the market-dominating equity REITs—outperformed during 2015. Does that surprise you? It shouldn’t: 01/07/2016 Image
Industry News Nareit T-Tracker Shows Steady Improvement in REIT Operating Performance T-Tracker reports 13.1 percent FFO growth in third quarter from year-earlier period. 11/12/2015
Industry News Poll: REITs Expected to Beat S&P 500 Index in Next Year BMO poll forecasts that residential REIT sector will be top performer in 2015. 10/13/2015
Industry News Survey Forecasts Favorable Real Estate Conditions for Next 3 Years Urban Land Institute survey shows stable transaction volume, growth in CMBS. 10/06/2015
Industry News Real Estate Outlook Unfazed by Fed Inaction, Observers Say Market watchers say fundamentals improving, foreign capital flows still robust. 09/18/2015
Industry News Nareit and Partners Sponsor University Real Estate Portfolio Challenge™ Year-long academic contest sees 15 teams vying for $50,000 scholarship. 07/09/2015
