REITs could benefit from stock index split-off
Publicly traded real estate investment trusts could benefit from a decision by major stock indices to break out real...
S&P
The Latest
S&P 500 will break real estate out as its own sector
Real estate investment trusts had a bit of a rough year despite the surge in the wider market,...
Fade out of terrorism insurance will jack up property costs
The possible scaling back — or elimination — of the Terrorism Risk Insurance Program Reauthorization Act at the end...
S&P still gives AAA rating to bonds backed by subprime mortgages
Standard & Poor’s gave a higher credit rating to a set of bonds tied to homeowners with below average...
S&P downgrades Fannie, Freddie
Standard & Poor’s today downgraded Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to AA+ from AAA+ following its downgrade of the U.S. credit rating this past Friday night, the New York Times reported. The S&P explained...
U.S. housing prices see modest gains, but likely have long way to go
For the first time in 11 months, U.S. housing prices increased month-over-month for a second consecutive time in May...
Report shows continued spring bounce for U.S. home prices
U.S. home prices appear to have turned a corner this spring after a year’s worth of declines, but whether...
U.S. housing prices sink to new low
National housing prices have hit a new low, and economists believe the descent is far from over. House prices fell 4.2 percent in the first quarter of 2011, according to Standard & Poor’s Case-Shiller...
NYC housing prices relatively flat in January
New York City-area home prices remained relatively flat in January, according to the S&P/Case-Shiller Home Price Index, released today....
Upstart ratings agency looks to fill gap where Moody’s, S&P fell short
At age 68, longtime private detective Jules Kroll is breaking into the credit-rating business with an eye toward besting...