Real Estate & Housing

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International REIT Offers Diversification

This week’s ETF Talk introduces an international real estate investment trust (REIT) fund, the Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate...

This ETF is Designed to Shelter Your Portfolio

As a real estate investment trust (REIT), VNQ’s investments are in the currently stable real estate market.

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How This Real Estate Fund Rides Recent Recovery

With $43.1 billion in assets under management, VNQ is Vanguard’s fourth-largest ETF. Its competitive 0.1% expense ratio is...

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Business Leader Will Offer Real Solutions to Healthcare, Poverty and Unemployment at FreedomFest

Harris Rosen, CEO and founder of Rosen Resorts & Hotels in Central Florida, is a visionary who has...

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Home Construction Builds Stocks Back Up

Following yesterday's worst session in a month, stocks rebounded today, led by a better-than-expected rise in the pace...

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New Housing Permits Hit Highest Mark in Six Years

The U.S. Department of Commerce announced today that all four regions of the United States experienced a rise...

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Best of Both Worlds Offers 17.58 Yield

Orchid Island Capital Inc. (ORC) does regular REITs one better. It combines the income-generating power of a REIT...

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Two Real Estate Giants Insist No Deal in the Works

Yesterday, two U.S. real estate giants, American Realty Capital Properties Inc. (ARCP) and NorthStar Realty Finance Corp (NRF),...

Disappointing Earnings, Housing Data Snap S&P Winning Streak

After a six-session rally, stocks fell today on disappointing earnings from AT&T and Amgen, along with a surprise...

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The Safest Real Estate Play You’ll Find with a 13.27 Percent Yield

REITs are still on a tear, and you’ve read about quite a few of them among our Eagle...