NEWS AND UPDATES
Market Commentary | March 20, 2026
Mitigating Volatility REITs won in February. As blind enthusiasm for everything AI evolved into a sober consideration of Return on Invested Capital (ROIC), investors began recycling funds from nose-bleed tech valuations into bread-and-butter staple valuations,...
The State of REITs: March 2026 Edition
After a solid January performance, the REIT sector recovery gained steam in February with a stronger +3.70% return. Large cap REITs (+5.80%) led the REIT sector in February with strong gains from mid caps (+5.26%) and small caps (+4.94%). Micro caps (-6.12%) badly...
Market Commentary | February 20, 2026
Capturing Market Rotation in 3D
The shiny investments have lost some luster here at the start of 2026. With Bitcoin trading at roughly half its earlier highs, crypto no longer looks like a sure thing.
The State of REITs: February 2026 Edition
The REIT sector rebounded from a rough 2025 (-3.57%) by starting off 2026 in the black (+1.09%). Small cap REITs (+3.27%) outperformed in January, followed by solid gains from mid caps (+2.65%) and large caps (+2.35%). Micro caps, however, had a dismal start to the...
REIT Total Return: Full Portfolio Review Heading into 2026
Scarcity is a key economic concept that drives so many aspects of the free market. Perhaps the most obvious application is scarcity of resources, and there are countless examples of how that impacts prices. Scarcity of electricity ⇒ higher electricity prices Scarcity...
Market Commentary | January 16, 2026
Looking Back to Gain a Better Look Forward
As a matter of housekeeping, every fall investors work to prudently minimize their tax liabilities by washing their current year realized gains by “harvesting” tax losses with the sale of assets that have declined in market value. Unfortunately, the stocks we see as having the most potential are often the best tax-loss sale candidates. To mitigate this conflict and stay fully invested, we need to identify issues that have a chance of producing similar upside as the issues we are selling.
The State of REITs: January 2026 Edition
The REIT sector closed out 2025 with a tough December (-1.48%) and finished the year with a total return of-3.57%. Small caps (+0.51%) eked out a small gain in December, while mid caps (-1.77%), large caps (-2.55%), and micro caps (-3.88%) fell at the close of the...
Are There Still Opportunities Available in a Stock Market at an All-Time High?
The NASDAQ, S&P500, and Dow Jones Industrial Average surged to all-time highs again and again and again during 2025. While some portion of those gains was warranted by earnings growth, much of the surge was fueled by multiple expansion. The Shiller PE Ratio just rose above 40 for only the 2nd time in history and is very close to an all-time high.
Market Commentary | December 23, 2025
A Time for Continued Patience when Impatience Steps to the Fore
On December 17th, the Fed delivered its third rate cut of 2025. Frustratingly, the 10Y Treasury yield remains stuck above 4%, so the long-awaited macroeconomic relief that real estate investors feel they need has yet to arrive. We’ve been so patient, too.
The State of REITs: December 2025 Edition
The REIT sector returned to positive territory in November (+1.02%) after back-to-back months in the red. Mid caps (+3.53%) led the REIT sector in November, followed by small caps (+3.38%) and large caps (+0.32%); micro caps (-8.76%) badly underperformed. 15% of REIT...