Daniel Cole

Most REIT portfolios are quietly all-domestic — heavy in US malls, apartments, and office towers — which means a US real estate downturn hits...

REITs are often pitched as a stable, income-generating hedge, but their recession performance actually varies enormously by property sector. Looking at how REITs behaved...

Mortgage REITs (mREITs) don't own buildings — they own the debt attached to them. Instead of collecting rent, an mREIT borrows money at a...

A dividend reinvestment plan (DRIP) automatically uses your REIT dividend to buy more shares — often fractional shares — instead of paying it out...

The classic 60/40 portfolio — 60% stocks, 40% bonds — has taken criticism in recent years as bond yields and equity valuations have both...

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Self-storage earned its reputation as a "recession-resistant" real estate asset class during the 2008-2010 downturn, when demand held up better than most commercial real...

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"AI for real estate" has moved past chatbots that write listing descriptions. The tools worth an investor's attention in 2026 fall into a few...

This is a forecast, not a guarantee — every figure below reflects industry projections as of mid-2026 from the National Association of Realtors (NAR),...