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ICF: Bull or Bear?

The right REITs focus on rentals Graphic_rating_buy ICF
-53.31%
in 97 days

Filed under: Products and services, Newsletters, Stocks to Buy, Housing, Recession

"Home prices are becoming affordable again, so the decline in prices is likely more than half over," say Dr. Marvin Appel and Gerald Appel of Systems & Forecasts.

Meanwhile, the technical experts believe that long-term investors can now look to get back into the real estate investment market and recommend two ETFs that are based on rental REITs.

"Many analysts do not expect the financial markets to improve significantly until home prices stop falling. The pace of existing home sales remains low, and available in

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By  Steven Halpern   (-22.89%  risk: conservative)  08/27/08 Comment


The right REITs are rentals Graphic_rating_buy ICF
19%
 -53.23%
in 105 days

“Home prices are becoming affordable again, so the decline in prices is likely more than half over,” say leading technical experts Dr. Marvin and Gerald Appel.

Meanwhile, the editors of Systems & Forecasts, which has been published since 1973, believe that long-term investors can now look to get back into the realt estate investment market and recommend two ETFs that are based on rental REITs.

“Many analysts do not expect the financial markets to improve significantly until home prices stop falling. The pace of existing home sales remains low, and available invetory relatively high, both indi

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By  The Stock Advisors   (-35.26%  risk: conservative)  08/19/08 Comment


Commercial Real Estate will be hot in 2007 Graphic_rating_buy ICF
N/A
 -67.60%
in 669 days
While the residential real estate market slowed quite a bit in 2006 (depending on the specific market of course), commercial real estate boomed in 2006 and will continue to boom through 2007. ICF appears to focus on 3 main sectors -residential apartments - this sector is showing large gains as the rental market looks to equalize the cost of renting with the cost of buying. Rental buildings are popping up everywhere and 2007 will be a year of incredible amounts of buildings. Banks are bullish and there a no pre-sales requirements on rental buildings -office properties - 2006 was a record...
By  Brian   (-33.85%  risk: moderate)  02/02/07 Comment


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