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A Breakout Trade Setting Up In REITS

Wed, 02 Dec 2009 21:42:00 GMT

Part of my idea this week of watching the "high risk" assets included the REITS. My history with them to date this year has been multiple bearish strikes with no better than 50/50 success. The hype surrounding the commercial real estate market points to it as being the "next shoe to drop," however, price action in many of these names this week looks to me like it supports a totally different outcome.[More...]

Options Intelligence Report: Eager Call Option Buyers At Bunge Sitting Pretty

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 18:25:35 GMT

Today’s tickers: BG, ILMN, COH, TMO, SPG, BG, ADSK & SLM[More...]

Sweeping Earnings For Economic Landmines

Sun, 01 Nov 2009 15:13:55 GMT

We scour third-quarter earnings from REITs and oil firms for signs of upcoming economic stumbling blocks.[More...]

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)

Thu, 22 Oct 2009 17:26:03 GMT

Amid positive signals emanating from the uptick in housing prices and an improving outlook for consumer spending, the housing sector is gradually stabilizing. Both new and existing home sales have increased during the last four consecutive months and are now 32% and 17% above their recent lows, respectively. Single-family housing starts have also risen 37% from their low point, and inventories of homes-for-sale have fallen sharply.[More...]

Weekly Credit Summary: August 21

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 22:22:27 GMT

Spreads ended this tempestuous week mixed with breadth generally weak (wideners outpacing tighteners by over two-to-one) and curves flattening more than steepening in single-names. HY outperformed IG as both IG and HY managed gains on the week (Friday-to-Friday close) and even more so from Monday's gap wider openings as the intraday ranges increased as the week progressed. IG and HY closed today within a few bps of their opening (low/tight) levels of last Thursday as HY reached back above $89 by the end of the week. Interestingly, given the headlines, we saw CMBS prices drop and ABX (RMBS) prices rise on the week as CRE losses are on the tip of everyone's tongues as is a residential housing bottom (not!). IG and HY intrinsics both underperformed as the indices saw tecahnicals at play as well as equities weighing positively and negatively on them every day. HVOL was a smidge wider as was[More...]

Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG): Short This REIT?

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 12:22:49 GMT

A colleague of mine recently brought an interesting phenomenon to my attention. REITs and one particular REIT – Simon Property Group (SPG) – have had quite the run in the last few months. The above chart runs from March until today – June 22, 2009. It’s clear to see that REITs as an asset class (using VNQ as a proxy) have rallied in excess of the broad market. Simon Property Group – a[More...]

General Growth Finally Goes Down

Mon, 20 Apr 2009 01:02:45 GMT

Early Thursday morning, the managers of General Growth Properties (GGP: 0.00, N/A (N/A)) opted to file for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy protection. General Growth has been the poster child of extreme overleveraging in the real estate industry. The filing totals approximately $24 billion in debt and is the largest real estate bankruptcy in U.S. history. General Growth had been working for months to try and settle it’s debt obligations outside of bankruptcy court. It had been working with creditors to try and relax the terms of the agreements, through not paying interest and extending the time period it would have to repay the debt. However, no accross the board resolution was reached. It was only on[More...]

Do As Simon Says

Thu, 02 Apr 2009 15:22:25 GMT

Among the battered real estate industry there are a few REITs that are situated to take advantage of the carnage and profit in the long run. Simon Property Group (SPG: 33.25, 0.00 (0.00%)) is going to be poised to snatch up properties at rock bottom prices from sellers who simply want to pay down their enormous debt loads. With a market cap of $7.59 billion, SPG is the largest public real estate company in the United States. As of December 31, 2008, SPG owned or held an interest in 324 income-producing properties in[More...]

Bloomberg: Retail REITs Have Further to Fall Even After 78% Decline

Mon, 16 Mar 2009 14:35:00 GMT

Speak of the devil (Mar 13: Beginning to Build a REIT Short Portfolio) we have a nice story front and center on Bloomberg. Any article with Howard Davidowitz in it, makes me smile - even if it's only a passing mention. To reiterate I am on a go slow approach to building these short positions since the market looks to potentially have more upside to it, which will most likely take associated poor companies with it. I am hoping to this first batch of purchases actually goes bad, which would mean I can build much larger positions at higher prices - hence more profit when the eventual next down leg comes. I will say, however,[More...]

Best ETF Buys: Wealth Building And Retirement

Thu, 05 Mar 2009 17:28:00 GMT

"Assuming you want to invest a little more in the markets now, which ETF should be your first choice?" asks ETF expert Mark Salzinger, whose 'Best Buy' portfolios all strongly outperformed the markets last year. In The Investors's ETF Report, he reveals his favorite picks from from two of his model portfolios -- a favorite for long-term wealth building and one investors still in their pre-retirement[More...]

Many stocks drop in short week

Sun, 29 Nov 2009 21:06:00 GMT

Nov. 29--A drop in shares of Sun Bancorp Inc. helped to push the Asbury Park Press/Bloomberg 75 index down more then 1 percent last week.
The markets were closed for the Thanksgiving Day holiday and closed early on Friday.
The stock that saw the largest percentage decline was Sun Bancorp Inc., $3.60, down 43 cents, or 10.7 percent.

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A Breakout Trade Setting Up In REITS

Options Intelligence Report: Eager Call Option Buyers At Bunge Sitting Pretty

Sweeping Earnings For Economic Landmines

Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)

Weekly Credit Summary: August 21

Simon Property Group (NYSE: SPG): Short This REIT?

General Growth Finally Goes Down

Do As Simon Says

Bloomberg: Retail REITs Have Further to Fall Even After 78% Decline

Best ETF Buys: Wealth Building And Retirement

Many stocks drop in short week

Area loses $23 million-plus in manufacturing wages

Debate over Marin plan to cut greenhouse gas emissions heats up

Analyst: Fears of Commercial Real Estate Collapse Unfounded

Indy developer Mel Simon dies at 82

REITs Prepare for Commercial Real Estate Bust

Chicago Tribune Greg Burns Column: REITs Prepare for Commercial Real Estate Bust

Four New Stores To Help Fill Crystal Mall's Vacancies

Neiman Marcus Joins Retailers Cutting Hours to Save Money

The Palm Beach Post, Fla., Alexandra Clough Column

Simon Property Group Sells $500 Million of 5-Year Senior Notes

Simon Property Group To Reopen 5-Year Senior Notes

Simon Property Group Opens Cincinnati Premium Outlets(R)

Simon Property Group Announces Second Quarter Results

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Simon's Chelsea Division Opens Ami Premium Outlets(R) in Japan

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Form 3 SIMON PROPERTY GROUP For: Dec 01 Filed by: Broadwater Steven K. (10K)

Form 4 MAUTNER HANS C For: Jun 01 (10K)

Form 5 SOKOLOV RICHARD S For: Dec 31 (10K)

Form 4 RULLI JOHN For: Mar 06 (10K)

Form 4 SIMON DAVID For: Mar 02 (10K)

Form 4 STERRETT STEPHEN E For: Feb 27 (10K)

Form 4 SOKOLOV RICHARD S For: Feb 27 (10K)

Form 4 RULLI JOHN For: Feb 27 (10K)

Form 4 MAUTNER HANS C For: Feb 27 (10K)

Form 4 LEWIS GARY L For: Feb 27 (10K)