11 Smart Places to Invest Your Money Now

As the economic recovery takes hold and the investing landscape shifts again, it’s important to adjust your investment strategy to take advantage of the new opportunities. Here are 11 areas experts think you should consider put…

HCP to Buy $6.1 Billion of Real Estate from HCR ManorCare

Real estate investment trust HCP (HCP) agreed to buy $6.1 billion of real estate assets from HCR ManorCare Inc.

HCP said it will acquire 338 post-acute skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in 30 states, with the highest concentrations in Ohi…

Blogwatch: The Housing Market Is Poised to Boom

Among the day’s top online stories for investors: Why the housing market is ready to boom, which sector significantly outperformed the S&P over the past year, and the scoop on Warren Buffett’s successor Todd Combs.
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Where Real Estate Is Rocking Again: REIT ETFs

Amid all the whining about residential and commercial real estate markets, exchange-traded funds comprising real estate investment trusts have quietly been kicking butt. They’re up 22% year-to-date through Sept. 21, compared to…