Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0422-0426)?

Biggest Landlords Pile Into 'Build-To-Rent' Single-Family Houses, But Sell Older Houses Into This Overpriced Market

Home Real Estate Analysis Biggest Landlords Pile Into 'Build-To-Rent' Single-Family Houses, But Sell Older Houses Into This Overpriced Market. Building professionally managed communities of single-family houses for rent, with their own leasing and maintenance offices, is the hottest trend in new house construction. The biggest landlords have begun selling thousands of older houses scattered all over the place. American Homes 4 Rent and Invitation Homes sold over 3,000 older houses combined in 2023.

Mortgage Pain Has Not Peaked Yet

Despite spring market optimism, US Home sales in March posted their most significant decline in more than a year. In Canada, where fixed mortgage rates are back above 5%, March home sales and prices were mostly unchanged month-over-month. Oxford Economics forecasts that mortgage payments will increase by another 6% to $156 billion by the end of 2024 in Canada. The hardest hit will be low to medium-income households.

Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0415-0419)?

A Hawkish Pivot

U.S. Equity markets posted their worst week in a year while benchmark interest rates surged to five-month highs. The S&P 500 declined another 3.1% this week. High-flying technology stocks were particularly hard hit. Earnings season is off to a shaky start for office REITs.

Home Sales Clobbered By Mortgage Rates. New Listings And Active Listings Surge. Most Price Reductions For Any March In Years

REIT Earnings Preview: Delay And Pray

REET: Global With A Big U.S. Tilt

Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0408-0412)?

Anatomy Of A Recession Update: What's Different About This Cycle?

Jeffrey Schulze, Head of Economic and Market Strategy at ClearBridge Investments, discusses the updated ClearBridge Recession Risk Dashboard. He says immigration has increased the growth potential of the US economy more than usual. He also shares his views on US equities and the impact of the Magnificent Seven.

New Home Prices Fall, Still Unaffordable For Most American Households

In February 2024, the median new home price sold in the United States fell to $400,500. Even at the lowest price recorded since June 2021, it still remains out of reach for the typical American household. The mortgage payment for a typical new home sold has consistently exceeded the 28% basic affordability threshold.

Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0401-0405)?

REITs finish March trading at 15% discount to NAV per share estimates

Office REITs finish March trading at 15% discount to NAV per share estimates. Industrial Logistics Properties Trust (ILPT) continued to trade at the largest discount to its consensus NAV estimate of $13.26. The median discount of 15% is unchanged from the month prior.

Median Household Income In February 2024

According to Motio Research, median household income dipped in February 2024. The firm's estimate of the typical U.S. Household's median income for February 2024 is $77,265. Motio's index for the typical American household falls below the pre-pandemic level of 112.9 recorded in February 2020.

Weekly Market Pulse: Don't Just Do Something, Sit There

Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0325-0329)?

U.S. Multifamily Housing: Distress Can Create Opportunity

The U.S. Multifamily housing sector faces challenges from both overdevelopment and capital market pressures. Solid macroeconomic fundamentals and sustained demand offer potential opportunities in the medium term for well-capitalized investors to exploit distress in the market. The sector accounts for less than 10% of the total commercial real estate distress.

U.S. New Home Market Shrinks Again In February 2024

The size of the U.S. New home market as measured by its market capitalization shrank for the fifth month in a row. The average price of a new home sold in February 2024 is expected to be $485,000. Sales of new homes unexpectedly fell in February. The median new house price is the lowest in more than two years.

Weekly Market Pulse: Rational Exuberance?

Home Market Outlook Today's Market Weekly Market Pulse: Rational Exuberance? Joseph Calhoun looks at Alan Greenspan's speech about central banking. The dollar was up a little more than 1% last week. The rally last week was broad based with 10 of 11 economic sectors higher. Calhoun says what is happening today is a form of excessive exuberance.

Weekly Report: what happened at REET last week (0318-0322)?