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  • High yield securities face tougher times by Avi Morris
    High yield sectors have had a truly outstanding year in 2009.  Junk (high yield) bond funds are up over 50%, from a time when their yields were at record levels (above 25%).  Then risk was being punished, risk averse became the driving force for investors.  The subsequent rally... More »
    November 5, 2009 • SPG
  • Federal Reserve CRE Workout Scenarios. by Gary A
    Some Fed workout scenaries allow interest only to continue, and others allow balloon payments to be stretched into monthly payments. This will help some businesses.However, this will possibly dry up bank credit to others and will certainly be ineffective when these companies continue to see... More »
    October 31, 2009 • SRS, IYR, SPG
  • The REIT Stuff by Louis Rukeyser's Mutual Funds & Louis Rukeyser's Wall Street
    Shares of Real Estate Investment Trusts have rallied almost 90 percent since the market bottomed in March, but the jury is out on whether this recovery is warranted given the difficulties facing commercial real estate. To gain some clarity on this issue, we talked to Paul Curbo, portfolio... More »
    October 22, 2009 • MAA, SPG, VTR
  • Yes. Goldman Created a Fictional Stock Market Rally by John McCloy
    There comes a time in history where every nation must arrive at a crossroads and choose the path it would like to travel. How quickly can things change as we know it?Well Imagine 1900: Europe Rules the Eastern Hemisphere.Possesing the most dominant Navy in history, hardly a place does not exist... More »
    October 17, 2009 • BAC, GS, VNO
  • Real Estate? I'm Not Buying Into It Just Yet by Michael Michaud
    The Market Week AheadFirst, US Employment Rate Report is Friday. October is almost here. This bear market rally looks like it’s ready to reverse once they take the bull off the stage. S&P500 going to 400 like some say and I think? Europe is releasing bank stress test results.... More »
    September 28, 2009 • LXP, BXP, CUZ
  • Commercial Real Estate Loan Losses by Michael Michaud
    The Market Week AheadThe high priority data reports coming in this week are: Tuesday US Advance Retail Sales for August. Wednesday UK Jobless Claims for August, Japan BSI for the 3rd Quarter, and Japan Tertiary Index for July. Thursday Canada Consumer Price Index for August, and Switzerland... More »
    September 14, 2009 • PLD, AMB, FR
  • The Worst Is Not Over For The Real Estate Market by Michael Michaud
    The Market Ahead This WeekChina stocks are down more this Monday to a 3 month low. Japan Democrats take power after the elections. GM is forming China Venture with the FAW. AIG is looking at its options regarding ILFC. Get ready for increased activity in the markets as traders come back to work... More »
    August 31, 2009 • AIV, EQR, HST
  • A Bottom In Housing Has Investor’s Buying Up Real Estate ETF’s by ETF Daily News
    Real Estate has been one of the best investments for decades, until the real estate bubble burst.  The crash in real estate has tightened lending and put a damper on new home sales which in turn increased inventory. The government’s stimulus is propping the industry once... More »
    August 28, 2009 • XHB, ITB, UMM
  • Can TALF Save Commercial Real Estate by SmartStops.net
    By Kevin Grewal, Editorial Director at SmartStops.netIn an attempt to bolster the U.S. economy and save the commercial real estate market, the Fed extended its Term Asset-Backed Securities Loan Facility (TALF) program by three to six months. The extension of the program is meant to restart... More »
    August 18, 2009 • VNQ, RWR, SPG
  • SPG - a conventional trade in the REIT market by Lee Eugene Munson
    I have mentioned SPG on CNBC.  I was originally looking at it at this price a few weeks ago, it has a good base here.  This is my way today of playing a comeback in the REIT market.  Remember that SPG is the largest REIT in terms of market cap and a major component in... More »
    August 17, 2009 • SPG

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