Hoya Capital Housing ETF features housing-related stocks ranging from multifamily REITs to home improvement retailers.

U.S. real estate continues to look attractive to foreign investors from around the world.

The retail sector can still offer attractive returns, as long as investors focus on well-performing market segments.

Full-service properties may offer higher yields, but select-service hotels are less expensive to operate.

The Opportunity Zone legislation has already unleashed considerable activity, with real estate companies starting to establish new funds.

The Inception Cos. recently launched Inception REIT, which provides sale-leaseback, senior debt and capital improvement financing to businesses in the medical and recreational segments of the marijuana industry.

The firm’s Detroit Opportunity Fund is starting with a $500 million pipeline of multifamily deals in low-income pockets of the Motor City.

“We love student housing. We’re very big in student housing across the country,” says Jeff Holzmann, managing director of iintoo Investments Ltd., a New York City-based network for real estate investing.

The executives that saw the biggest median compensation increase last year were CFOs.