Healthcare REITs

A Bank of America analyst has changed his initial ratings on five real estate investment trusts: three are healthcare REITs and two are residential REITs. In comparing the REIT sectors, SP Global reported that healthcare REITs have an average 10-year return of 11.6%, while...

Medical Properties Trust Inc. (NYSE: MPW) is a Birmingham, Alabama-based healthcare real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates 434 properties across 10 countries, with locations in the U.S., Europe and Australia. Sixty-two percent of its properties are in the United States....

The iShares Residential and Multisector Real Estate ETF (ARCA: REZ) is down over 31% year-to-date, as real estate investment trusts (REITs) are some of the most sensitive assets to changes in interest rates. Nearly a third of the ETF’s 41 holdings are invested in healthcare REITs with Public...

Healthcare REITs have lagged the slumping REIT market so far in 2015. Market concerns include rising interest rates and lower external growth. Morgan Stanley named Welltower Inc (NYSE: HCN) as its top Healthcare REIT pick. In a new report, Morgan Stanley analyst Vikram Malhotra explored senior...

The following was originally published by Brad Thomas on iREIT Investor. Last week, Care Capital Properties Inc (NYSE: CCP) listed shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The “pure play” assisted living REIT commenced operations by spinning off from Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR) and...