Understand the influence of interest rates on property values, and how they affect mortgage costs and investment capital to ...

Learn how the terminal capitalization rate estimates property resale value at the end of the holding period, with examples and insights for real estate investors.

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 ...

Cap rates are not universal. While often presented like math, in practice cap rates reflect institutions. Regulatory alpha, on the other hand, is what you get when the rulebook is clear and ...

The Federal Reserve has begun cutting rates. Borrowing costs should be falling. Commercial real estate should be breathing a sigh of relief. Yet the sector remains locked in a frustrating stalemate, ...

The Federal Reserve closed 2025 similar to the way it rounded out 2024, with three straight interest rate cuts. Also giving a sense of deja vu, commercial real estate will enter the new year with ...

The Morningstar US Real Estate Index was up 11.9% over the trailing 12 months, slightly worse than the 15.1% gain seen by the broader US equity market over the same period. Similarly, the sector ...

Listed REITs are expected to return lower to mid-double digits at the index level in 2026, according to a recent report by Cohen & Steers. Listed REIT returns are represented by the FTSE Nareit All ...

The Morningstar US Real Estate Index declined 2.2% over the trailing 12 months, significantly underperforming the 17.5% gain recorded by the broader US equity market during the same period. The sector ...