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INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 22, 2008
Apt. REITs susceptible to downturn, analysts say

Apartment real estate investment trusts, which have been outperforming many of their real estate peers in 2008, are expected to take a hit in 2009 as rising unemployment will likely cause both demand and rents to decline.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 19, 2008
Hedge fund liquidations gain steam

Hedge fund liquidations outpaced hedge fund launches during the third quarter, offering more solid evidence that the weakened state of the global economy is taking its toll on the $1.6 trillion hedge fund industry.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2008
Major homebuilder sees 4Q improvement

Homebuilder Lennar Corp. posted a loss in its fiscal fourth quarter that was significantly smaller than last year’s record loss, but executives at the Miami company have yet to see signs that the troubled housing industry has bottomed.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 18, 2008
MFA gives thumbs-up to Schapiro, Gensler

The Managed Funds Association, the Washington-based organization that represents the hedge fund industry, announced its support for Mary Schapiro as the new head of the Securities and Exchange Commission and Gary Gensler, who will head-up the Commodity Futures Trading Commission.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 17, 2008
JP analyst ups estimates on mortgage REITs

JPMorgan Chase & Co. analyst Andrew Wessel has raised earnings estimates and price targets on several mortgage real estate investment trusts in the wake of the Fed’s latest rate cut.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 16, 2008
LaSalle: Real estate valuations to fall in '09

Real estate valuations are expected to fall next year, with the low point in the cycle expected in 2010, according to LaSalle Investment Management’s Investment Strategy Annual, a comprehensive survey of global real estate markets.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 12, 2008
Ryland latest homebuilder to slash dividend

The Ryland Group has become the latest home builder to slash its dividend, chopping its quarterly dividend by 75% to 3 cents a share, from 12 cents.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 11, 2008
Emerging-market hedge funds take hard hit

A lower appetite for risk among investors has added up to some lousy returns for hedge funds concentrated in emerging markets, according to the latest data from HFR Group LLC in Chicago.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 09, 2008
Ray of light seen for battered home sales

Pending sales of existing homes and median home prices fell in October, although the declines were smaller than anticipated — and there were even signs of improvement in certain markets.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 08, 2008
Hedge funds continue slow downhill roll

The latest performance data from the hedge fund industry shows that its indexes continue to decline at a slower pace than that of the stock market, but are still widely underperforming bonds.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 04, 2008
Fortress pulls up Drawbridge fund

Fortress Investment Group LLC has suspended redemptions from its largest hedge fund and three of its feeder funds., according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 02, 2008
Jefferson offers futures fund

Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. today added the Rydex Variable Trust Managed Futures Strategy Fund to its Monument Advisor variable annuity.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES DEC 01, 2008
Manufacturing, housing continue to sag

The manufacturing sector headed downward in November as the economy continued to weaken under the weight of the financial crisis, according to a report by the Institute for Supply Management in Tempe, Ariz.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 26, 2008
New-homes sales dwindle nationwide

October sales of new homes fell an estimated 5.3% to their lowest level in 17 years, the Department of Commerce reported today.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 24, 2008
Sales, prices of homes continue to fall

Sales of existing homes fell 3.1% in October to a 4.98-million-unit annual rate, as the stock market downfall and the weakening economy caused homebuyers to stay on the sidelines, according to the National Association of Realtors.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2008
Hedge funds lost $40 billion in October

The global economic meltdown has walked back the hedge fund industry to where it was at the end of 2006, according to the latest data from Hedge Fund Research Inc. in Chicago.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 21, 2008
Invesco unveils actively managed real estate ETF

The PowerShares Active U.S. Real Estate Fund (PSR) seeks to provide high total return by investing in publicly traded U.S. real estate companies, selected using a proprietary stock selection model.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 19, 2008
Building permits see biggest drop in 26 years

Building-permit authorizations in October fell 12% from September to 708,000 —the biggest drop in 26 years, according to the Department of Commerce.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 18, 2008
Bummed builders look to government for aid

Homebuilder sentiment in November sank its lowest level since January 1985, as shaken builders seek assistance from a higher power.

INVESTING ALTERNATIVES NOV 14, 2008
Fortress loses $4.5B in redemption requests

Fortress Investment Group LLC has seen more than $4.5 billion in redemption requests from clients in the year ended Sept. 30, the giant hedge fund reported in its quarterly statement yesterday.