Real Estate

KeyBanc Capital Markets is evaluating the REIT sector's prospects at a time when the economic cycle is in its late stages. REITs remain relatively well-positioned, with low leverage and payout ratios, dividends offering a nice premium to alternatives and rising rents offering inflation...

Redfin Corp (NASDAQ: RDFN), a provider of residential real estate brokerage services that serves both home buyers and sellers, is considered to be a disruptor in the sector — but that's not enough to make it a buy, according to KeyBanc Capital Markets.  The Analyst KeyBanc's...

Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) is likely to underperform given an unattractive valuation and persisting supply pressures, and yet there's a variable that a  Bank of America Merrill Lynch analyst said could make the firm more bullish on the self-storage company.  The Analyst BofA...

Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) may be a long-term winner for investors who want exposure to the next era of retail property, but one analyst says now's the time to be buying the REIT.  The Analyst KeyBanc analyst Todd Thomas downgraded Acadia from Overweight to Sector Weight. The...

Worldwide, the popularity and marketing of home investment and renovation TV programmes continues to grow year-on-year. This has in turn led to a huge growth in the popularity of property investment with individuals. The tax benefits for property investors (particularly in places like Australia)...

As Hurricane Harvey wreaks havoc, it's worth examining how global warming may affect investment in coastal real estate. Long-term measurements of tide gauges and the latest satellite figures reveal an average of how much sea levels have risen per year — 3.2 millimeters annually. Over the...

Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), a real estate investment trust that operates in New York, lost a bullish rating from Wall Street this week. Stifel's John Guinee downgrades Vornado's stock rating from Buy to Hold with a price target lowered from $86 to $77. Vornado continues to be an attractive...

Analysts at Argus initiated coverage of AvalonBay Communities Inc (NYSE: AVB), a real estate investment trust that focuses on multifamily communities primarily in New England, with a Buy rating and $220 price target. One of the most favorable aspects to AvalonBay's business is the company's strong...

The first-quarter reporting season is done and dusted. And the tidings were mostly positive, evident from the strong run up in the major averages since the commencement of the first quarter reporting season, which is generally early-to-mid April. Market Warms To Reporting Season Since April 10,...

Got a cool million bucks laying around? Looking to buy property in an exotic location? If so, this article is geared toward you. But for those who don't have a million bucks, this will still be of interest, too. Statista used data from Knight Frank and detailed what one million dollars can buy...

Quicken Loans released on Tuesday its monthly Home Price Perception Index (HPPI) and Home Value Index (HVI). The HPPI measures the gap between homeowner estimates and appraiser opinions while the HVI measures the value of a home. According to Quicken Loans, the HPPI showed that appraised values...

It is hard to tell through personal observation, but the average size of a U.S. house is now shrinking, according to CNBC's real estate reporter Diana Olick. Olick cited data from the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) and U.S. Census data, both of which confirm the median single-family...

Agree Realty Corporation (NYSE: ADC) is an integrated real estate investment trust (REIT) company focused on the ownership, development and management of retail properties. Benzinga had a chance to speak to the company's CEO, Joey Agree, to discuss the company's performance and the...

This year has been a perfect storm for real estate investment trusts (REITs) and the corresponding exchange-traded funds. Not only has the Federal Reserve passed on raising interest rates to this point in the year, but real estate will become the eleventh GICS sector at the end of August, providing...