REIT Stocks Respond To News Long Sought By Real Estate Industry Wednesday morning brought the inflation news the real estate community, and the entire American economy, has looked forward to for more than a year: The consumer price index rose 3% year-over-year in June, the smallest gain since March 2021. REIT stocks responded with a nearly 3% bounce compared to the beginning of the year as investors celebrated the strongest signal yet that capital markets-crippling interest rate increases could slow in the coming months. The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index was up 1.34% as of midday Wednesday and up 2.83% since the beginning of 2023.Inflation is still above the Federal Reserve's target rate of 2%, meaning that the interest rate increases likely aren't over entirely, but Wednesday's news provided a measure of stability… Read the full story here. |