Market Commentary | May 21, 2024

Patient Money

Strong economic news from March dashed hopes of a June rate cut and in response, the MSCI REIT Index declined more than 7% in April. Moderating CPI and jobs data earlier this month caused REIT prices to rebound significantly in May, but we want to emphasize that our investments are not motivated simply by the vicissitudes of interest rates or other macroeconomic metrics.

The State of REITs: May 2024 Edition

The State of REITs: May 2024 Edition With a -4.27% average total return in April, REITs have now seen declines in 3 of the first 4 months of 2024. Micro caps (-2.71%) and small caps (-2.87%) averaged low single-digit declines in April while mid caps (-5.36%) and large...