It’s a high yielding reit that I have had a couple hundred shares of in a Roth for like 5 years. It goes up, it goes down and it just keeps pumping out like 11% yields. But you are correct firms like to short the fuck out of this company and at times straight slander it.
You should never expect anything like that from REITs. The second a very troubled REIT like MPW approaches anything even in the vicinity of their NAV they'll dilute a ton in order to pay down debt. Steward going bankrupt is going to eviscerate their cash flow and delevering will tremendously help their financial health
Adam Smith talked about this. We've known it since the 1700s. Housing doesn't respond to normal supply demand.
Those who own extra land trend wealthy and can afford to wait out the renter. The renter needs shelter and will balk first.
It's why people who say fixing supply will fix housing costs drive me nuts. No REIT is building properties that will rent for cheaper than current pricing.