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Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years

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Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.

Directly affected

  • No company is named in this report.

Indirectly affected

  • ARI APOLLO COML REAL ESTATE FIN COM

    GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • KREF KKR REAL ESTATE FIN TR INC COM

    GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • REFI CHICAGO ATLANTIC REAL ESTATE F COM

    GA selected REFI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • ACRE ARES COML REAL ESTATE CORP

    GA selected ACRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • FREL FIDELITY COVINGTON TR MSCI REAL ESTATE

    GA selected FREL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

  • GHI GREYSTONE HOUSING IMPACT INVES BEN UNIT CTF

    GA selected GHI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: housing. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article.

Price reaction, T-5 to T+3

TickerT-5T-3T-1T0T+1T+2T+3
ARI-0.79%-0.95%—+2.06%+0.16%+1.75%+1.27%
KREF———————
REFI———————
ACRE+5.04%+2.52%—-0.56%-1.96%+0.28%-3.36%
FREL-1.52%-2.09%—-0.22%-1.07%+0.14%+0.52%
GHI+1.16%-1.35%—-5.22%-5.61%-4.26%-3.87%

Ballot measures aim to fix the housing crisis in various ways, from making it easier to build new homes, to cutting property taxes.

Source: MarketWatch

The price since 13 Oct 2026: Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) versus the S&P 500

Since the first closing price after “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) is +0.16%. The S&P 500 fund (SPY) is -0.40% over the same days, a +0.55% difference versus the market.

CompanyWhenMoveStatus
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)that day-0.56%final price
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)the next day-1.96%final price
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)two days later+0.28%final price
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)three days later-3.36%final price
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)three days earlier+2.52%final price
Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE)five days earlier+5.04%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)that day+2.06%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)the next day+0.16%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)two days later+1.75%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)three days later+1.27%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)three days earlier-0.95%final price
Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)five days earlier-0.79%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)that day-0.22%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)the next day-1.07%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)two days later+0.14%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)three days later+0.52%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)three days earlier-2.09%final price
Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL)five days earlier-1.52%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)that day-5.22%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)the next day-5.61%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)two days later-4.26%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)three days later-3.87%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)three days earlier-1.35%final price
Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI)five days earlier+1.16%final price
GLDthat day-0.14%final price
GLDthe next day-1.62%final price
GLDtwo days later+0.13%final price
GLDthree days later-0.03%final price
GLDthree days earlier-0.93%final price
GLDfive days earlier+0.03%final price
ARI
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Who gains and who loses around Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)

Companies mentioned with this story

  • ARI Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance

    In “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • KREF KKR Real Estate Finance Trust

    For “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • REFI Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance

    For “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” Chicago Atlantic Real Estate Finance (REFI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected REFI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • ACRE Ares Commercial Real Estate

    Ares Commercial Real Estate (ACRE) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence in the 13 Oct 2026 story “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years.” Reason on file: GA selected ACRE as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • FREL Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate

    For “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” Fidelity Covington Tr Msci Real Estate (FREL) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected FREL as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

  • GHI Greystone Housing Impact Investors

    In “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years,” Greystone Housing Impact Investors (GHI) is linked, with no stored direction, medium confidence. Reason on file: GA selected GHI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: housing. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)

The 13 Oct 2026 story “Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years” names Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) because of this story.

What ties Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI) to the headline is this: GA selected ARI as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

A second company, KKR Real Estate Finance Trust (KREF), is listed for a different reason: GA selected KREF as a RELATED security because its canonical security name directly matches this event's themes: real estate. This is an explainable DERIVED market relationship, not a claim that the security was named in the source article

Price levels for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)

ARI traded between 6.12 and 6.50 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 6.33. KREF traded between 5.51 and 6.85 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 5.69. REFI traded between 8.77 and 10.93 across 20 sessions. The latest close on file is 8.78.

What the saved facts support for Apollo Commercial Real Estate Finance (ARI)

46 out of 100

“Midterm voters haven’t seen this many housing proposals on the ballot in 20 years” scores 46 out of 100. The score uses 1 sources, and 6 linked companies.