2 REITs To Consider Beyond Armour Residential

By Mel Daris:Seeing the 16%+ dividend yield of ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR) will certainly have most investors, especially those who need income, stopping in their tracks. But, what's the catch, and is the catch potentially risky to the health of your portfolio? What is ARMOUR Residential REIT?

By Philip Mause: The Federal Reserve's recent announcement of its intention to engage in a twist procedure appears to be having the desired effect of reducing rates on long term Treasuries. This essentially limits the ability of investors to achieve higher yield simply by extending duration and will require investors to assume some risk in order to obtain decent yields.

By Cris Frangold: If you look at the low interest rate environment and the still depressed state of the real estate market, you may not consider mortgage related investments to be particularly attractive. And yet, some REIT investments may be worth investigating further for their short-term yields.

By Todd Johnson:Agency and non agency mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) are offering 15.0% and up yields. This is a tremendous interest rate yield compared to the Treasury Bond market. A 10 year Treasury Bond, as of February 10th, yields 1.96%.

Zacks.com submits: We have recently lowered our recommendation on American Capital Agency Corp.

By ValueMax:While reviewing REITs and comparing stats, I noticed one I was reviewing had an incredibly low cash flow per share relative to the others, and decided to take a closer look to see what was going on with ARMOUR Residential REIT (ARR).

By Epsilon:Real Estate Investment Trusts, or REITs, are corporations or trusts that use pooled capital of many investors to invest in and manage a portfolio of real estate properties and mortgages. They are traded publicly, just like stocks, and offer the benefits of real estate ownership without directly owning real estate.