7 REITs To Consider For A Highly Volatile Market

By Stone Fox Capital:After Two Harbors Investment Corp's (TWO) Investor Day back in October, the market for mortgage real estate investment trusts (mREITs) lost some steam, sending the company's stock crashing. The stock has rebounded back to previous highs as the company has several pokers in the fire.

By Bear Fight:Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) is a hybrid real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities, residential mortgage loans, residential real properties and other financial assets. TWO is the largest hybrid mortgage REIT focused on investing in residential mortgage assets with a $4.5 billion market capitalization.

By Tim Plaehn: After reading and participating in the discussion of Regarded Solutions' article "2 Brand New REITs That Have Strong Dividend Potential," I decided to dig into the IPO prospectus and drag out some numbers on Silver B

In addition to the phenomenon of "foreclosure stuffing" described here extensively before, one of the main reasons for the artificial drop in housing supply has been the ongoing government-subsidized, GSE/FHFA endorsed REO-to-Rent initiative, through which large asset managers have been encouraged to take advantage of government funded, risk-free financing and purchase foreclosed properties in bulk, with the intention of

One month ago, CAP REIT completed the $176.5-million acquisition of Montreal’s Olympic Village property, two 21-storey pyramid shaped buildings that were a major landmark for those who attended the 1976 Olympics and which were a short walk from the other landmark, the non-retractable roofed Big O. Today, CAP REIT will complete a $160.8-million equity financing, a move that means ownership of the iconic east end Montreal buildings will be in the public’s hands.

By Income Hunter:Two Harbors Investment Corporation's (TWO) unorthodox diversification strategy of buying and renting out foreclosed single family homes seems to have backfired.

By Bear Fight:Two Harbors Investment Corp. (TWO) is a hybrid real estate investment trust (REIT) that invests in residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS), residential mortgage loans, residential real properties and other financial assets. As a hybrid REIT, TWO management has the opportunity and flexibility to evaluate opportunities across the Agency and non-Agency RMBS.

By Bear Fight:Investors in search of yield have flocked to mortgage REITs due to the Federal Reserve's interest rate policy. Mortgage REITs take advantage of a tax status to invest in mortgage related real estate assets. REITs can invest in both physical real estate assets and real-estate related securities like mortgage-backed securities. REITs electing the take advantage of the tax status must distribute 90% of taxable income as dividends.