Rexford Industrial: Smooth Seas Never Made A Skilled Sailor

REXR earns a Buy rating as management navigates a challenging Southern California industrial market with prudent balance sheet actions. REXR is executing a major strategic overhaul, raising its 2024 asset disposition target to $2 billion and launching a $1 billion share repurchase program. Despite headline GAAP losses from asset sales, REXR maintains stable cash flow and conservative leverage, prioritizing debt repayment and equity buybacks over growth.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 26, 2026

My Game Plan For What Some Call A Fat AI Bubble

I see broadening market leadership beyond AI, with dividend growth and value stocks outperforming tech-heavy indices year-to-date. While AI-driven CapEx and margins have powered recent gains, the sustainability of high rates of change is a key risk for hyperscaler suppliers. I favor selective diversification into undervalued cyclicals, energy, and income stocks to mitigate concentration and margin normalization risks.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 25, 2026

Rates Retake The Spotlight

U.S. equity markets pulled back from record highs this week as long-term Treasury yields remained elevated, with renewed fiscal concerns after federal debt crossed $40T. Oil prices extended their rebound as stalled Iran negotiations and severely depressed Strait of Hormuz tanker traffic kept geopolitical risk elevated, pushing WTI crude another 5% higher to nearly $87/barrel. Housing data remained soft as starts, pending sales, and builder sentiment stayed depressed amid mortgage rates near 6.7%, but weak construction continued to reinforce the underlying housing shortage.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 23, 2026

REITs Are Mispriced: Where I See Opportunity Today

Temporary headwinds can create major REIT upside. The market often overreacts to short-term problems. Buying quality REITs during downturns can pay off.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 21, 2026

The State Of REITs: August 2026 Edition

REITs snapped a 3-month winning streak with a -0.49% average total return in July. Mid-cap (+2.12%) and large-cap REITs (+1.48%) continued to perform well, but small caps (-0.81%) and especially micro caps (-9.49%) struggled. 59.06% of REIT securities had a positive total return in July.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 21, 2026

Rexford Industrial Enters Into Agreement to Sell a $1.2 Billion Industrial Portfolio

Agreement Brings Year-to-Date Dispositions Closed or Under Contract to $1.5 Billion Positions Rexford to Deliver on Full-Year Disposition Guidance of $1.5 to $2.0 Billion LOS ANGELES, Aug. 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Rexford Industrial Realty, Inc. (the "Company" or "Rexford Industrial") (NYSE: REXR), a real estate investment trust focused on creating value by investing in and operating industrial properties throughout infill Southern California, today announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell an industrial portfolio to an affiliate of EQT Real Estate for approximately $1.2 billion. The transaction is expected to close by the end of the third quarter of 2026, subject to customary closing conditions.

PRNewsWire • Aug 18, 2026

Invest Like The Grave Dancer: 4 REITs Sam Zell Might Buy Today

Sam Zell's disciplined, contrarian approach to REIT investing emphasizes margin of safety, capital allocation, and distinguishing value from value traps. American Homes 4 Rent, Equity LifeStyle Properties, Americold Realty Trust, and Rexford Industrial Realty are highlighted as 'Grave Dancer' opportunities with misunderstood risks and catalysts. AMH and ELS benefit from regulatory barriers and demographic tailwinds, while COLD and REXR offer deep value due to cyclical or geographic headwinds and capital recycling strategies.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 9, 2026

Rexford Industrial Realty Q2: Stable Balance Sheet And Credit Metrics, We Prefer Preferred Shares

Rexford Industrial Realty remains a stable, investment-grade REIT with no significant changes in Q2 credit metrics. REXR common stock trades at a 1.14 P/B premium, with a forward AFFO yield of 5.21% and a “hold” rating. REXR preferred stocks (REXR.PR.B, REXR.PR.C) offer 6.4–6.6% yields, among the highest in investment-grade REIT peers.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 6, 2026

My 5-Step REIT Due Diligence Process To Find Winners

My simple 5-step process for analyzing REITs. Management and balance sheets matter most. Valuation only comes last in my process.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 1, 2026

3 Retirement Stocks I Want To Own For The Next 20 Years

I anchor my long-term retirement strategy on QXO, REXR, and CME, blending growth, income, and wide-moat resilience. QXO is a high-conviction, founder-led housing distribution play with significant upside potential if housing markets recover. REXR offers a 4.5% yield and turnaround potential as Southern California industrial rents stabilize and absorption rebounds.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 31, 2026