US real estate stocks slide as hot inflation revives Fed rate-hike bets

October CPI came in hotter than expected, prompting markets to price in a 25- or 50-basis-point Fed rate hike in December. This reverses prior expectations of a pause, pressuring rate-sensitive real estate equities. The key uncertainty is whether the Fed follows through, as the data could be revised or the Fed may look through one month.

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