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

2 Income Plays For The Long-Term Investor

Income investors often prefer a more regular monthly payout as opposed to the traditional quarterly dividends paid by companies. By investing in funds, one can get significant diversification, either broadly across the market or even within one specific sector. Today, we are looking at two income plays delivering high distribution rates for their investors.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 14, 2026

Winners Of REIT Earnings Season

REITs concluded a surprisingly strong earnings season, with 83 REITs - or 83% - raising full-year FFO guidance, just 4% lowering, and the average outlook increasing 1.4% from prior guidance. Strong Fundamentals, Weak Tape: REITs slipped modestly during earnings season despite widespread guidance raises, as renewed interest-rate pressure outweighed improving property-level trends and earnings momentum. Upside standouts included Hotel, Industrial, Data Center, Billboard, Office, Senior Housing/Skilled Nursing, and Single-Family Rental REITs, while Self-Storage finally showed a convincing pricing inflection.

Seeking Alpha • Aug 13, 2026

Rate Cuts Are Finally Here and These 3 Real Estate ETFs Pay Up to 10 Percent

The Federal Reserve has now cut its target rate three times since September 2025, bringing the upper bound down to 3.75% as of July 28, 2026.

24/7 Wall Street • Aug 1, 2026

The REIT Recovery Broadens Beyond Rates

As REIT earnings season kicks into gear this week, we preview results and major sector trends based on recent operating indicators, company commentary, and real estate market data. REITs enter earnings season with solid momentum, outperforming the market despite elevated Treasury yields and geopolitical volatility, as investors refocus on earnings growth, property fundamentals, dividends, M&A, and capital allocation. Encouraging green shoots have become more plentiful, including resilient hotel demand, robust senior housing growth, improving apartment and industrial fundamentals, and a rebound in retail leasing following a softer Q1.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 22, 2026

RIET: The High Yield Focus Limits Growth Potential

Hoya Capital High Dividend Yield ETF offers a 10.4% yield but suffers from persistent NAV and price erosion. RIET's high-yield strategy pays out more than it earns, forcing NAV declines and unsustainable distributions. The fund's performance is tightly linked to interest rates, with limited upside if rates remain elevated.

Seeking Alpha • Jul 5, 2026

REITs: Cheap, Unloved, And Finally Showing Life

REITs have refused to break in 2026 despite oil-driven inflation pressure, rising Treasury yields, and a Fed narrative that flipped from multiple rate cuts to potential hikes. The “Rates Up, REITs Down” regime has weakened, with REIT-rate correlations falling sharply as fundamentals, strategy, capital allocation, and valuation catalysts increasingly drive performance. M&A has helped break the rate-driven narrative, validating public-market discounts to NAV and proving that REITs can unlock value through consolidation, privatizations, and strategic alternatives.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 18, 2026

The REIT Rally

Hoya Capital's David Auerbach talks solid REIT fundamentals despite elevated interest rates and macro volatility. Dividends rising and M&A activity intensifying, especially among small and mid-cap names.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 15, 2026

Retire With $500,000 Using The Near-Perfect Portfolio Strategy

How much capital you may need for retirement depends on your personal situation and living expenses. We will discuss whether $500,000 is enough to retire. We will discuss how investing in an income-oriented bucket-based strategy enables you to earn a decent income and good growth while lowering the stress from the boom-and-bust cycles of the stock market. The Near-Perfect Portfolio Strategy targets 5% plus income, reduced drawdowns, and market-beating growth through two diversified buckets: a fund-based DGI bucket and a Rotation/Hedging strategy.

Seeking Alpha • Jun 13, 2026

Inflation Reignites, Yields Spike

Surging oil prices and hotter inflation reports reignited rate-hike concerns, sending Treasury yields to one-year highs as the Iran conflict remained stalemated despite the highly anticipated Trump-Xi summit.

Seeking Alpha • May 17, 2026