Recent unexpected strength in the March Consumer Price Index (CPI) and retail sales report shook the bond market this past week, triggering a sell-off in interest-rate sensitive stocks such as real estate investment trusts (REITs). The Vanguard Real Estate Index Fund ETF (NYSE:VNQ) sank 6.5% from $85.97 to $80.32 over the past four trading days as of April 17, 2024. REITs across several different sub-sectors, such as Prologis Inc. (NYSE:PLD), SL Green Realty Corp. (NYSE:SLG), Simon Property Grou
RYE, N.Y., April 15, 2024--Acadia Realty Trust (NYSE: AKR) (the "Company") announced today that it closed on a $750 million amended and restated credit facility, which replaces and extends the Company’s existing $700 million credit facility. The facility was oversubscribed and maintained the pricing spread from the prior facility while improving its financial covenant package.
The start of the second quarter of 2024 has been challenging for real estate investment trusts (REITs). On Good Friday, when Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell noted that higher-than-expected strength in job gains and inflation may delay or reduce interest rate cuts in 2024, markets again sold off interest rate-sensitive stocks such as REITs. Despite the latest disappointment, there was some good news last week, as analysts upgraded several REITs and raised price targets on many others while