Over the last few years, following the financial crisis and the subsequent low risk-free interest rate, many investors sought out high-yielding equities as alternatives to supplement fixed income portfolios. One popular option that offered some of ...
Performance Review: 7 Healthcare REITs Monday, 19 March 2012
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Many investors believe that healthcare-oriented investments should continue to grow as the nation and world ages, and medical advancements further improve life quality and longevity. Healthcare REITs provide investors with one method of investing in ...
Performance Review For 4 Timber REITs And 1 Timber ETFSunday, 18 March 2012
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Timber land is once again becoming of interest to a broad range of investors. Demand for wood for construction decreased dramatically due to the decrease in U.S. housing starts over the last few years, and has subsequently stayed at depressed ...
Recent Performance Review For 5 High-Yield Agency Mortgage REITs
Wednesday, 14 March 2012
Due to the recent and continuing low-interest rate environment cash, CDs and Treasuries, many investors are looking for higher-yielding alternatives to supplement fixed income portfolios. One popular option now offering some of the highest dividends ...
Sunday, 11 March 2012
Residential mortgages are generally divided into two primary subdivisions: mortgages insured by federal agencies and those without agency backing. Hybrid mortgage REITs hold both types of RMBS. Non-agency RMBSs are generally higher yielding than ...
Friday, 9 March 2012
On March 7, after the markets closed, American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC), announced the pricing of the secondary public offering of 62 million shares of common stock for total estimated gross proceeds of about $2.0 billion. This was also a slightly ...
Tuesday, 6 March 2012
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This is an analysis of several strip-, mini- and/or open-mall REITs. REITs are popular with many income oriented investors for the dividend income stream the REIT model necessitates, and also with individuals who want exposure to real estate as an ...
Recent Performance Review Of 5 High Yield Agency Mortgage REITs
Monday, 5 March 2012
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Mortgage REITs own mortgages on real estate. Within the world of residential mortgage REITs, there are two primary types: those holding residential mortgage backed securities insured by federal agencies and those that own RMBSs without agency ...
Sunday, 4 March 2012
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Real Estate Investment Trusts [REITs] are a type of business structure designed to hold an interest in real estate. These REITs must distribute at least 90 percent of their taxable income in order to eliminate the need to pay income tax at the ...
Chimera's Mixed Signals: Another Delayed Filing, But Company Maintains Dividend
Thursday, 1 March 2012
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On Thursday, March 1, 2012, Chimera Investment Corporation (CIM) announced that it would delay the filing of its quarterly report for the fourth quarter of 2011. The company stated it expects to file its 2011 Form 10-K as soon as practicable. This ...
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
Share on Facebook · Twitter · Email Interest in investing in timber land has increased over the last few years after bottoming out along with the rest of the market in late 2008 and early 2009. At that time, demand for wood for construction decreased dramatically, corresponding to the ...
Recent Performance Review For 5 Liquid Agency REITs Yielding In The Double Digits
Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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Due to the recent and continuing low-interest rate environment cash, CDs and Treasuries, many investors are looking for higher-yielding alternatives to supplement fixed income portfolios. One popular option now offering some of the highest dividends ...Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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Tuesday, 28 February 2012
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In this near-zero interest rate environment, many investors feel obligated to seek out alternative yields that may supplement a lack of cash flow through risk free returns of cash and Treasury investments. One controversial yet incredibly ...
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Within the last two weeks, most of the large agency mortgage REITs reported their results for the fourth quarter of 2011. The group has acted well since receiving the onslaught of news, including reports from American Capital Agency Corp. (AGNC), ...
Tuesday, 14 February 2012
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On Tuesday, February 14, 2012, Hatteras Financial (HTS), an agency mortgage REIT, reported its results for the fourth quarter and full year for 2011. During Q4 2011, the Company earned net income of $70.6 million, or $0.92 per share, compared to net ...
Monday, 13 February 2012
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In this low interest rate environment, many investors feel obligated to seek out large yields that can supplement the lack of cash-flow being generated through the risk free returns of cash and Treasury investments. One controversial, yet an ...
Sunday, 12 February 2012
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With the current low-interest rates on cash, CDs and Treasuries, more and more investors are seeking out higher-yielding alternatives to supplement fixed income portfolios. One popular option that offers some of the highest yields among publicly ...
Sunday, 12 February 2012
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Many investors believe that healthcare-oriented investments will only continue to grow as the nation ages and medical advancements further improve life quality and longevity. Healthcare REITs provide such investors with one method of investing in ...
Agency mREITs Bring High Yields, Major New RisksThursday, 9 February 2012
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In the present low-interest rate environment, many income oriented investors must seek out higher-yielding equities to include in fixed income and greater portfolios. One option offering dividends that are significantly above average is the agency ...
Annaly Reports Lower Earnings, Leverage And Spreads; Reduced Dividend Likely Up Next
Annaly Reports Lower Earnings, Leverage And Spreads; Reduced Dividend Likely Up Next
Wednesday, 8 February 2012
On Tuesday, February 7, 2012, after the markets closed, Annaly Capital Management (NLY), announced earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011. The mortgage REIT or mREIT, reported GAAP net Q4 income of $445.6 million or $0.46, compared to $1.2 billion ...
Tuesday, 7 February 2012
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On Monday, February 6, 2012, after the markets closed, American Capital Agency Corp (AGNC), announced earnings for the fourth quarter of 2011. The mortgage REIT or mREIT, reported net income of $208.7 million, or $0.99 per share, and a net book ...
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On Friday, February 3, Weyerhaeuser Company (WY) reported net earnings of $65 million for the fourth quarter of 2011, or 12 cents per share, on net sales of $1.6 billion. This is better than was expected and could bode well for similar timber REITs ...
Thursday, 2 February 2012
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On Wednesday, January 1, 2012, Capstead Mortgage Corporation (CMO) reported results for the fourth quarter of 2011. Capstead is a Mortgage Real Estate Investment Trust. Capstead reported net income of $41,968,000 or $0.43 per diluted share for Q4 ...
Hybrid Mortgage REITs And Non-Agency RMBS Finish January With Strong Performance And Continued PotentialWednesday, 1 February 2012
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Residential mortgages are primarily divided into two subdivisions: mortgages insured by federal agencies and those without agency insurance. Hybrid mortgage REITs hold both agency and non-agency residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS). ...
Tuesday, 31 January 2012
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Due to the current low-interest rates U.S. investors are getting on cash, CDs and Treasuries, many investors are now seeking out higher-yielding alternatives to supplement fixed income portfolios. One popular option that now offers some of the ...
Sunday, 29 January 2012
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On Friday, January 27, 2012, CYS Investments (CYS), a mortgage real estate investment trust or mREIT, announced it priced a public offering of 25 million shares of common stock. The offering price was set at $13.28 per share. The mREIT's closing ...
Bernanke Buoys Mortgage REITs With Another Low Rate Time Extension
Wednesday, 25 January 2012
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Mortgage REITs own the mortgages on real estate rather than the property. Some mortgage REITs concentrate on commercial mortgages, while others concentrate on residential property mortgages. Agency mortgages are backed by federal agencies, while ...
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Chimera Investment Corp (CIM) is one of the contrarian's options amongst mortgage REIT equities, with characteristics and holdings that the market disfavored in 2011. These characteristics include its long-term holding of non-agency, private-label ...
Recent Performance Review For Annaly And Its High-Yielding Agency Mortgage REIT Peers
Friday, 20 January 2012
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In this low-interest rate environment, many investors are looking for higher-yielding equities to include in their fixed income and greater portfolios. One popular option offering dividends that are significantly above average is the agency mortgage ...
Monday, 16 January 2012
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Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) are a business structure designed to hold an interest in real estate. REITs must distribute at least 90% of their taxable income in order to eliminate the need to pay income tax at the corporate level. Under the ...
Sunday, 15 January 2012
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Interest in timber land has increased over the last few years after bottoming out along with the rest of the market in late 2008 and early 2009. Demand for wood for use in construction has decreased dramatically, corresponding to the decrease in ...
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