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Considering REIT Lease Durations in a Rising Rate Environment
U.S. REITS have been lagging broad U.S. equities. During the recent climb in 10-year Treasury yields from the 2018 low of 2.41% on January 2, to as high as 2.94% on February 21, the Dow Jones U.S. Select REIT Index declined 11.2%. Though we have found that REITS have generally fared well over full cycles…
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Rising Rates Environment Doesn’t Hurt All REITs
In a positive sign for the U.S. economy, the Federal Reserve raised the federal funds target rate in December 2016 and penciled in another three hikes in 2017. While investors may welcome higher interest rates earned from their cash deposits, high-yielding instruments that carry debt can be adversely affected due to higher borrowing costs. Conventional…
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