Analysts See Positive Dividends for Mortgage REITs in 2011, Less to Cheer About in Share Prices
February 4, 2011
Higher prepayments and lower investment spreads are likely to result in weaker earnings in the fourth quarter for mortgage REITS that invested in agency MBS, though non-agency MBS REITs are expected to fare somewhat better with increased prepayments, according to analysts with Keefe Bruyette & Woods. A KBW analysis of residential mortgage REIT earnings showed...