Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and listed real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets.
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REITs are companies that own or finance income-producing real estate in a range of property sectors.
Most REITs trade on major stock exchanges, offering a number of benefits to all types of investors.
REITs historically have delivered competitive total returns, based on high, steady dividend income, and long-term capital appreciation. The FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series is a comprehensive family of REIT performance benchmarks that span the commercial real estate space across the U.S. economy.
REITs of all types collectively own more than $4.5 trillion in gross assets across the U.S., with public REITs owning $3 trillion in assets. U.S. listed REITs have an equity market capitalization of more than $1.4 trillion.
Approximately 150 million Americans own REITs through their retirement savings and other investment funds.
Mortgage REITs help finance 1.7 million homes in the U.S.
REITs own more than 535,000 real estate assets across the U.S.
U.S. REITs contributed the equivalent of an estimated 3.2 million full-time jobs to the economy in 2021.
Nareit’s REITworks, taking place June 28-29 in Las Vegas, is the premier ESG meeting for REIT and CRE professionals—offering educational sessions, dynamic speakers, and engaging roundtable discussions on the latest ESG trends in the industry.
