Real Estate News

Latest news and updates from the Real Estate sector.

3 days ago • The Motley Fool

U.S. Real Estate Leaders or Global Property Markets? XLRE vs. RWO

State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF offers a significantly lower expense ratio than State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF provides international exposure while State Stree...

3 days ago • Seeking Alpha

Buying Real Estate At Half Price

Sky-high borrowing costs slow down real estate profits. This won't last forever; we should buy while prices are low. We look at two investment opportunities trading at steep discounts to NAV.

4 days ago • 24/7 Wall Street

If You're 45 and Want Real Estate Income, Skip the Landlord Duties and Buy VNQ

You like the idea of owning real estate, but you don't like the idea of fielding 2 a.m.

4 days ago • Seeking Alpha

CEF Insights: RQI - Powerful Macroeconomic Themes Driving Opportunities In Real Estate

Learn about the entry point for commercial real estate investors. Gain insight from Mat Kirschner, Lead Portfolio Manager for the Cohen & Steers Quality Income Realty Fund. Three potential opportunities, backed by powerful macroeconomic themes and...

5 days ago • Business Wire

Columbia Research Enhanced Real Estate ETF to Close and Liquidate

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Columbia Research Enhanced Real Estate ETF (NYSE Arca: CRED) today announced that it will close, and its respective assets will be liquidated to shareholders, on or about July 29, 2026, as discussed below. The last date fo...

5 days ago • The Motley Fool

XLRE vs. VNQ: Which Real Estate ETF Is Better for Long-Term Income Investors?

Vanguard Real Estate ETF provides exposure to a much broader portfolio of 145 holdings compared to the 30 positions found in State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF. While State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF offers a lower expe...

5 days ago • Benzinga

Wall Street's Most Accurate Analysts Spotlight On 3 Real Estate Stocks Delivering High-Dividend Yields

During times of turbulence and uncertainty in the markets, many investors turn to dividend-yielding stocks. These are often companies that have high free cash flows and reward shareholders with a high dividend payout.

5 days ago • The Motley Fool

SPDR REIT ETF vs. Vanguard Global Real Estate ETF: Which Suits Your Portfolio Best?

State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF focuses on domestic real estate investment trusts, while Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF targets properties in international markets. The Vanguard fund offers a lower expense ratio of 0.12% and a higher...

5 days ago • GlobeNewsWire

Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance, Inc. and Chicago Atlantic BDC, Inc. Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

Creates a scaled BDC positioned for growth while maintaining industry leading credit quality and portfolio yield Creates a scaled BDC positioned for growth while maintaining industry leading credit quality and portfolio yield

6 days ago • PRNewsWire

NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. Announces Series A Preferred Stock Dividend

DALLAS, June 17, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- NexPoint Real Estate Finance, Inc. (NYSE: NREF) (the "Company") today announced a dividend for its 8.50% Series A Cumulative Redeemable Preferred Stock (NYSE: NREF PRA) of $0.53125 per share. The dividend will...

9 days ago • The Motley Fool

American Homes 4 Rent vs. Essex Property Trust: Which Real Estate Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

American Homes 4 Rent offers exposure to the growing single-family rental market across the Sunbelt and Midwest. Essex Property Trust focuses on supply-constrained multifamily apartment communities in high-demand West Coast markets.

10 days ago • The Motley Fool

Broader REIT Market or Lower-Cost S&P 500 Real Estate? RWR vs. XLRE

State Street SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF offers a higher trailing-12-month dividend yield and a more diversified portfolio than State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF State Street Real Estate Select Sector SPDR ETF maintains a lower expense r...

11 days ago • MarketBeat

Applied Digital Is Building a $36 Billion AI Real Estate Empire

Applied Digital NASDAQ: APLD recently finalized a 15-year, 210-megawatt lease at its Delta Forge 2 campus, signaling a definitive transition from a high-beta crypto miner to a tier-one digital infrastructure landlord.

11 days ago • The Motley Fool

American Tower vs. Crown Castle: Which Real Estate Stock Is a Better Buy in 2026?

American Tower maintains a massive global footprint and diversified data center assets that mitigate regional downturns. Crown Castle operates as a pure-play provider of U.S. communications infrastructure with a focus on towers and small cells.

12 days ago • Benzinga

Google's Nationwide Expansion Into Home Listings Shakes Real Estate Incumbents

Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOGL) (NASDAQ:GOOG) officially announced on Thursday the nationwide rollout of its Enhanced Local Services Ads for Home Listings across all 50 U.S. states.

12 days ago • Business Wire

Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing Acquires Mission-Critical Defense Manufacturing Facility in Greater Boston

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Morgan Stanley Investment Management, through investment funds managed by Morgan Stanley Real Estate Investing (MSREI), announced today the acquisition of a 300,000-square-foot mission-critical defense manufacturing faci...

12 days ago • GlobeNewsWire

Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust Wins the Kentucky Manufactured Housing Institute's Highest Award for the Fifth Consecutive Year

Not for distribution to U.S. newswire services or dissemination in the United States. TORONTO, June 11, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Flagship Communities Real Estate Investment Trust (TSX: MHC.U) (TSX:MHC.UN) (“Flagship” or the “REIT”) today announced...

12 days ago • Reuters

US real estate firm Opendoor shuts India operations, lays off 250

U.S.-based real estate firm Opendoor will shutter its India operations and lay ​off all 250 employees in the ‌country as it shifts to greater use of AI, Chief Executive Kaz Nejatian said in a ​post on social media platform X ​on Thursday.

13 days ago • The Motley Fool

Vanguard vs. iShares: Which Real Estate ETF Suits Your Portfolio?

iShares Select U.S. REIT ETF offers concentrated exposure to 30 U.S. holdings, while Vanguard Global ex-U.S. Real Estate ETF spans more than 700 international positions. Vanguard's fund features a lower expense ratio of 0.12% and a higher trailing...

13 days ago • Seeking Alpha

VNQ: Why It Is Time To Sell Real Estate REITs

Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF Shares remains rated Sell despite recent price gains in 2026. REIT ETF prices, including VNQ, IYR, and XLRE, have risen, but underlying sector challenges persist. I maintain a cautious stance on VNQ due to ongoi...

16 days ago • The Motley Fool

Is RWO Really a Global Real Estate Fund? HAUZ Makes the Comparison Interesting.

Xtrackers International Real Estate ETF offers a lower expense ratio and higher dividend yield than State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF. State Street SPDR Dow Jones Global Real Estate ETF provides exposure to both domestic and inter...

18 days ago • 24/7 Wall Street

Forget Opendoor Technologies: Buy This High-Yield Real Estate Monopoly Instead

Opendoor Technologies (NASDAQ:OPEN) is once again lighting up retail trading screens after a 588.38% one-year run that has turned a former penny stock into the housing trade of choice on r/wallstreetbets.

18 days ago • Business Wire

Sunflower Bank Closes Sale of Approximately $890 Million of Multifamily Commercial Real Estate Loans to Brookfield

DENVER & NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--FirstSun Capital Bancorp ("FirstSun") (NASDAQ: FSUN), the holding company for Sunflower Bank, National Association (the “Bank”) announced today that the Bank has closed on the sale of performing multifamily comm...

19 days ago • Seeking Alpha

Alexandria Real Estate: Thesis Has Evolved, Same Hold, Different Goalposts

Alexandria Real Estate Equities remains rated Hold as improved policy clarity and a recovering disposition market are offset by new operational headwinds. NIH indirect cost cap removal and better asset sale prospects reduce tail risks, but occupan...

19 days ago • Seeking Alpha

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

Granite Real Estate Investment Trust (GRT.UN:CA) Shareholder/Analyst Call Prepared Remarks Transcript

19 days ago • Seeking Alpha

Baron Real Estate Fund Q1 2026 Portfolio Activity

As the shares became increasingly discounted, Baron Real Estate Fund added to its long-term position, reflecting greater conviction in the company's growth trajectory. During the quarter, we reestablished a position in Public Storage Incorporated,...

19 days ago • Business Wire

Houlihan Lokey Expands GP-Led Secondaries Capabilities into Real Estate With Senior Hire in Capital Solutions Group

NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bodo Krug von Nidda has joined Houlihan Lokey in New York as a Managing Director in Capital Solutions. He will focus on real estate GP Secondaries.

20 days ago • PRNewsWire

Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Set to Pay Increased Distribution for June 2026, Marking Fourth Distribution Increase Since Listing

NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (ticker: BPRE) is set to pay its previously announced increased monthly distribution for June 2026, its fourth distribution increase since the Fund listed on the New York Sto...

20 days ago • PRNewsWire

Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund Announces Date of 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders

NEW YORK, June 3, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Bluerock Private Real Estate Fund (ticker: BPRE) announced today its 2026 Annual Meeting of Shareholders ("Annual Meeting") will be held on August 4, 2026, at 10:00 a.m., Eastern Time.

20 days ago • WSJ

Real-Estate Giant Compass Under Antitrust Investigation in New York

The state attorney general is investigating Compass after it closed a $1.6 billion acquisition of a rival brokerage firm. Compass shares fell 12% Wednesday.