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Multi-Family Housing Starts Jump 57%, Single-Family Starts Decline 4%: What’s Going On?
Article By:
Mish Shedlock
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 1:52 PM EDT
For the fourth consecutive month, housing starts provided a wild ride. For December, starts rose 11.3%, but that was thanks to a 57% jump in multi-family.
Dividend Investor Alert: These 7 Companies Are Going Ex-Dividend Next Week
Article By:
Lorimer Wilson
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Thursday, January 19, 2017 12:08 AM EDT
Ex-dividend dates are one of the most important dates for dividend investors to be aware of, since an investor must own a stock prior to its ex-dividend to be entitled to its dividend. Next week there are 7 notable dividend opportunities as follows.
Taking The Temperature Of REIT ETFs
Article By:
David Fabian
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 5:40 PM EDT
ETF investors are likely measuring the resilience and relative performance of their portfolios during the latest 6-month jump in interest rates.
Alts Are Really Alternatives To…
Article By:
David Moenning
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Wednesday, January 18, 2017 10:45 AM EDT
With the market continuing to trade sideways in a very tight range, this looks to be as good a time as any to finish up our review of alternative investing strategies and how they should be employed in one’s portfolios.
Power REIT: Why David Should Defeat Goliath
Article By:
Al Speisman
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Monday, January 16, 2017 9:00 PM EDT
Recent articles have predicted a probability of success in Power REIT's Federal Appeal at 10 to 15%. After extensive review of the ongoing litigation, I believe David (Power REIT) should defeat Goliath (Norfolk) based on the merits of the case.
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Commodities Top The Weekly Performance List
Article By:
James Picerno
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Monday, January 16, 2017 6:54 AM EDT
Commodities led the way higher last week among the major assets classes, based on a set of exchange-traded products. Close behind: emerging-market stocks, the number-two total-return performer for the five trading days through Jan. 13.
American Home Sale Failures Suddenly Double In Q4 2016 - Signed, Sealed, No Deal
Article By:
Tyler Durden
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Saturday, January 14, 2017 7:31 PM EDT
A stunning new analysis from Trulia suggests that rising interest rates in 4Q 2016 may actually be having the desired effect of cooling home sales, despite the best efforts of Obama to keep the party rolling at the expense of American taxpayers.
How To Track The Trump Housing Bubble
Article By:
Gary Anderson
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Saturday, January 14, 2017 8:59 AM EDT
Some things will have to change in order for a housing bubble to occur under Donald Trump. This may not be an exhaustive guide to tracking a potential housing bubble but certainly could help many do so.
Will The US Property Markets Emerge From The Current State Of Flux Stronger?
Article By:
Maithya Kitonyi
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Friday, January 13, 2017 12:25 PM EDT
The US property market is currently in a state of flux following the election of Donald Trump as the country’s 45th president in November last year followed by the interest rate hike that pushed the 30-year mortgage rate to a two-year high.
Escalating Real Estate Taxes Will Cause The Next Housing Crisis
Video By:
EconMatters
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Thursday, January 12, 2017 1:24 PM EDT
We check out the Real Estate taxes across the country at various price points for homes.
Understanding Alternatives – The Numbers
Article By:
David Moenning
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Wednesday, January 11, 2017 1:00 PM EDT
Stocks appear to be waffling a bit lower in the early going this morning with most of the focus on the happenings in Washington.
This 9% Yield Real Estate CEF Is Attractive
Article By:
Blue Harbinger
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Monday, January 9, 2017 5:34 AM EDT
Publicly traded real estate securities are an attractive contrarian play right now considering they’ve recently underperformed the market as measured by the real estate sector ETF (XLRE) versus the S&P 500.