Rising interest rates are a headwind for real estate investment trusts. It has been a difficult period for real estate stocks, with elevated interest rates, dismal demand for corporate office space and a snarled housing market. This was supposed to be a comeback year with the Fed easing interest rates as inflation cooled.

Baron Capital, an investment management company, released its Q2 2026 investor letter for the “Baron Small Cap Fund.” Baron Small Cap Fund gained 12.57% (Institutional Shares) in the second quarter, trailing the Russell 2000 Growth Index’s 25.71% return. A copy of the letter can be downloaded here. U.S. equities rebounded sharply after March’s selloff related […]

Blind pool REIT targets stabilized data centers with $2 billion IPO proceeds.

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Blackstone Digital Infrastructure Trust (NYSE:BXDC) reported second-quarter results following its May initial public offering, while emphasizing that the period did not include real estate operations and was not indicative of its expected performance after capital deployment. The company raised $2

Brookfield's Csquare is expected to start trading July 16.