Real Estate
Learn how real estate investing can diversify portfolio risk and enhance portfolio performance, along with the latest news and developments in this most popular alternative investment.
MetLife Closes $550M in Commercial Real Estate Deals
By Staff WriterIn a commercial real estate market mired in uncertainty, good risk management is the thing.
September 07, 2011
IRS Issues Basis Guidance for Estates Electing Against the Estate TaxThe IRS has dropped the second shoe; giving taxpayers guidance through the complex procedural machinations they must follow to avoid the 2010 estate tax.
September 01, 2011
WisdomTree Reshuffles LineupWisdomTree Investments implemented changes to seven equity ETFs and added a new actively managed ETF called the WisdomTree Global Real Return Fund (RRF).RRF…
August 30, 2011
Iceland Debates Land Sale to Chinese TycoonA Chinese tycoon has already won private landowner agreements in the proposed purchase of a massive tract of land in Iceland that critics worry could provide Beijing with a presence in the North Atlantic.
August 29, 2011
Collapse in home prices leaves seniors on holdUnable to sell their houses, many seniors are opting to stay in their homes instead of moving to senior housing facilities.
August 25, 2011
Real Estate Rebound? Weak Housing Data Hides Seeds of Hope, Analyst SaysWhile this week has produced mostly grim news in the housing sector, a top real estate industry consultant offers a far more encouraging big-picture view of the key economic sector.
August 24, 2011
Why REIT ETFs?Income-starved investors hunting for additional revenue streams pounced on real-estate-investment-trust-related exchange-traded funds this year.
August 23, 2011
UBS to Cut 3,500 Jobs; Wealth Unit Losing 350UBS said Tuesday it planned to cut staff by 3,500 as part of its overall plan to trim about $2.5 billion from its yearly expenses by the end of 2013 to improve operating efficiency.