Tag: EQR
Beware Of These 5 “Low Beta” Dividend Traps
There’s a lot of buzz about beta these days. Should we contrary-minded investors fade the fad? Beta is industry slang for volatility. It’s generally used when judging a particular investment or portfolio with respect to the broader market, with 1.0 as the benchmark. Lower is better, as that (in theory) means the issue is less […]
Buying Opportunity In Residential REITs
Real estate industry experts don’t agree on much these days. For every expert that’s bullish on housing, there’s another that’s bearish. The bears point out that these are unprecedented times. Three consecutive years of falling home prices with more than two million foreclosures per year isn’t good. There’s also another wave of fore-closures on the […]
Residential REIT’s – Is Now The Time To Buy?
Last issue I talked about part of my experience in Aspen. While wandering the upper-crust, very wealthy city, I realized the recession was impacting everyone. Normally the wealthy tend to sidestep the worst of an economic downturn… but this time it’s different. If you didn’t get a chance to read that article, you can check […]
Apartment REITs Benefit From Housing Crisis
I’m an optimist. Ask anyone in my family. I always have been and probably always will be. Sometimes being an optimist can hurt you as an investor. You might overlook a small detail that another investor would see as a huge problem. I know this, and that’s why I always try to go the extra […]
