AVB Stock Recent News

US equity markets steadied this past week while bond markets rallied as investors parsed a surprisingly solid slate of economic data and a decent start to corporate earnings season. Early week gains were pared following comments from Fed Chair Powell regarding the inflationary impact of tariffs and the reluctance of the Fed to step in to support markets. The hawkish comments sparked a series of blistering critiques by President Trump, accusing the Fed Chair of "playing politics" and posting that his "termination cannot come fast enough."

The market is in a state of flux thanks to geopolitical issues around tariffs. There is a huge amount of uncertainty.

Residential REITs like AvalonBay, Equity Residential, and UDR are well-positioned to benefit from these improving fundamentals.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) (the “Company”) will release its first quarter 2025 earnings on April 30, 2025 after the market close. The Company will hold a conference call on May 1, 2025 at 1:00 PM Eastern Time (ET) to discuss its first quarter 2025 results. Live Conference Call Details Domestic: (877) 407-9716 International: (201) 493-6779 Webcast: https://investors.avalonbay.com   Details for the Replay of the Conference Call Domestic: (844) 512-292.

REITs are priced at large discounts to their net asset values. This is leading to more and more M&A transactions. Some REITs are selling assets. Others are getting bought out entirely.

Ahead of the April 2nd tariff unveiling, US equity markets were under renewed pressure this week on downbeat data showing a further dip in consumer confidence and hotter-than-expected PCE inflation. As a turbulent first quarter wraps up, the updated GDPNow - the Atlanta Fed's closely watched GDP tracking model - forecasts growth of -2.8% overall and -0.5% on a "gold-adjusted basis." Posting weekly declines for the seventh time in the past nine weeks, the S&P 500 finished lower by 1.5% - extending its drawdown to 9.3% from its record-highs.

REITs have significantly underperformed in recent years. But a big market reversal is underway. REITs are now massively outperforming, and I expect this to continue.

While the S&P 500 and other major benchmarks entered "correction territory" this month for the first time since 2023, U.S. REITs have meaningfully outperformed the broader equity market since mid-January. The rebound follows a truly forgettable three-year period for REITs dating back to the start of the Fed's rate hiking cycle in which REITs have accumulated 40 percentage-points of underperformance. REITs remain as unloved as ever: The number of publicly listed REITs declined for a fourth-straight year in 2024. As an asset class, REITs are the single-largest "underweight" among institutional investors.

ARLINGTON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--AVALONBAY COMMUNITIES, INC. (NYSE: AVB) (the “Company”) has been named one of USA Today's Top Workplaces for 2025. The Top Workplaces program has a 15-year history of surveying more than 20 million employees and recognizing the top organizations across 60 markets. Over 42,000 organizations were invited to participate in this year's Top Workplaces survey, and winners were chosen based on associate feedback gathered through an employee engagement survey, issued by.

We are not passive buy-and-hold investors. We will regularly sell positions to reinvest in better opportunities. I highlight one such opportunity in the REIT sector today.