Encouraging data indicating diminishing inflation, a moderating labor market, and a more restrained tone from the FOMC suggest the Federal Reserve might have concluded its interest rate hikes. As expected, this acted as a catalyst for REIT performance resulting in cap rate compression across the public markets since the 10-year yield peaked in October, says CenterSquare in its recent report, Fourth quarter 2023 REIT cap rate perspective: REITs on the rise.
The firm believes if this is correct, REITs will maintain their recent upward momentum, despite prevailing market uncertainties as we head into 2024.
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