REIT

Belus Capital Advisors CEO Brian Sozzi doesn’t want any exposure to Sears Holdings Corp (NASDAQ: SHLD), no matter what the company is doing. Sozzi wrote in a note to his clients on Friday that Sears announced a series of news that could be “the single most complicated...

U.S. stocks fell as the Dow dipped below the 17,000 marks as geopolitical concerns become a main focus. In a televised statement, President Obama said the United States will expand on sanctions meant to hurt Russia's energy, defense and financial sectors. The move follows Russia's...

REITs have been on fire this year as falling interest rates and high demand for income-generating assets have propped up the sector. While capital is largely being invested in domestic REITs, international opportunities are also starting to perk up. The Guggenheim China Real Estate ETF (NYSE: TAO...

U.S. stocks were little changed as investors digested comments coming from head of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. The Fed's Jim Bullard said that the 2.9 percent decline in the first quarter GDP is “giving me heartburn.” Bullard added that the worse than expected figure...

Have you watched cable TV lately? There’s a type of show that disappeared with the housing crisis but has now made a return: The house flipping show. Yes, they’re back. People hoping to make a fast buck by purchasing a home on the cheap, fixing it up, and reselling it for a profit. Do you...

As China's economy continues to grow, more Chinese are investing in U.S. real estate. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) reports that Chinese buyers (including those from mainland China, as well as Hong Kong and Taiwan) were second only to Canadians when it came to international clients...

Shares of BRE Properties Inc. (NYSE: BRE) jumped to new 52 week highs of $61.50, immediately following a Bloomberg report that the company is working with investment bankers at Wells Fargo (NYSE: WFC) for a possible sale of the company. Bloomberg reported Essex Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: ESS)...

As an income investor, chances are you are already familiar with real estate investment trusts (REITs). At the very least, if you do not currently hold any REITs in your portfolio, you are probably aware that the asset class is prized not only for its robust yields, but some useful tax advantages...

Equinix (NASDAQ: EQIX), one of the world's largest owners of data centers, has decided to convert its structure a real estate investment trust or REIT. The company plans on finalizing the conversion and operating as a REIT beginning January 1, 2015. Equinix shares jumped 13.6 percent to a record $...