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REIT gains are expected to continue in 2015

REITs were among the best-performing stocks in 2014, driven by a strengthening economy, low interest rates and improving fundamentals. Many analysts believe this trend will continue next year even as interest rates rise. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
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Morningstar: REIT investors should seek pockets of opportunity

U.S. REITs appear overvalued and investors should proceed with caution across global markets as interest rates rise, writes Todd Lukasik, Morningstar senior analyst. In the U.S., cell tower, health care and retail REITs are among pockets of opportunity. Generally, investors should seek "reasonably priced, narrow-moat firms with attractive internal and external growth prospects, conservative capital structures, and well-laddered debt maturity schedules," Lukasik writes. Morningstar
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Rents rise steeply across the nation

Renters collectively paid $20 billion more in rent this year than in 2013, according to Zillow. These increases were concentrated in such cities as San Francisco and New York, but areas such as Denver and Pittsburgh also showed double-digit increases. Rents are expected to ease as more apartments come online, but that might not happen until 2016 and 2017. CNBC
(12/31)

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Home prices rise to new highs in 8 markets

U.S. home prices remain 10.2% below their peak in June 2006, but in eight cities prices have reached new highs, according to Black Knight Financial Services. Four of the eight are located in Texas. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)/Developments blog
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Fed is expected to raise rates in 2015, even without inflation

Inflation forecasts for the U.S. economy are being lowered to close to zero as oil prices continue to fall. However, analysts say the Federal Reserve will still raise its benchmark interest rate in 2015. A strong dollar and slowing global growth are tamping down inflation projections. Bloomberg Businessweek
(12/31)

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Minneapolis Fed sees risk of deflation at 5-year high

Deflation is an increasing risk, with the chance of inflation in the U.S. falling below 1% next year pegged at a five-year high, according to an analysis by the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "An increase in the market-based probability of an outcome such as deflation could indicate that households consider it as more likely, or it could indicate that the costs associated with deflation have risen," the analysis says. Reuters
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SEC aids investor comparison of corporate finances

The Securities and Exchange Commission is working to make it easier for investors to compare financial information of one company with that of another. Such data are sorted into structured sets available for download in bulk. In 2015, financial-statement footnotes are expected to be included. The Wall Street Journal (tiered subscription model)
(12/30)

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