The S&P 500 real estate index (.SPLRCR) lost 0.7% on Friday after falling 3.5% on Thursday, which was its biggest daily decline since March when the banking sector was in crisis. This provided tempting returns for fixed-income assets, making the relatively high dividend payouts of Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) a little less tempting. While the Fed decided not to hike interest rates after its meeting on Wednesday, it indicated that rates could stay at elevated levels for longer than investors had expected. On Friday the biggest real estate loser was American Tower (AMT.N), which finished down 1.8% while the biggest gainer was Extra Space Storage (EXR.N), up 1.2%. Alexandria Real Estate Equities (ARE.N) fell 1.6% on Friday, after losing 8% on Thursday and hitting its lowest level since 2016.

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Persons: Carlo Allegri, REITs, Jack Ablin, Gina Szymanksi, It's, Szymanksi, Sinéad Carew, Lance Tupper, David Gregorio Our Organizations: New York Stock Exchange, REUTERS, Federal Reserve, Treasury, Real, Investment, Fed, Cresset, REITs, AEW Capital Management, Alexandria Real, Thomson Locations: New York, U.S, Alexandria