Valuing a real estate investment trust (REIT) requires a clear understanding of advanced financial metrics. Unlike other investment types that use metrics like earnings per share (EPS) and ...

The Real Estate Select Sector SPDR Fund (NYSEARCA:XLRE) has spent 2025 in the penalty box and looks poised to close the year... exactly where it started. That underperformance may be setting up a ...

Over the past few years, we have observed an inverse relationship between share prices in the REIT sector and interest-rate movements. We believe a major reason is that all commercial real estate ...

When discussing a REIT, the net income is irrelevant, as the most important metrics are the FFO and AFFO. I generally like the way the Canadian real estate companies report on their AFFO results, as ...

The Morningstar US Real Estate Index was up 22.5% over the trailing 12 months, slightly below the 24.3% gain seen by the broader US equity market over the same period. However, the real estate sector ...

U.S. commercial real estate cap rates edged lower in the first half of 2025, suggesting that yields may have peaked after two years of steady expansion, according to CBRE's latest Cap Rate Survey. The ...

XLRE holds data center REITs including Equinix and Digital Realty that benefit from AI infrastructure spending. Declining interest rates compress cap rates and raise property valuations through lower ...