Industry data and research highlights the investment performance benefits and opportunities of REIT-based real estate investments to institutional and individual investors, financial advisers, policymakers and the media. Nareit provides a range of stock performance data for both domestic and global REITs as well as a series of industry performance measures tracked daily, monthly and yearly.
REIT earnings slowed a bit in late 2018, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®, which showed funds from operations (FFO) of all listed equity REITs of $15.9 billion.
March 14, 2019
Fundamentals for REITs and Real Estate are Stronger than the Mixed Macro News
The outlook for REITs and commercial real estate remains favorable, despite some mixed macroeconomic news in the early months of this year.
Feb. 26, 2019
What’s Ahead for Cap Rates and Interest Rates?
One of the most critical issues for real estate investors in the year ahead is the outlook for cap rates and property prices, especially with Federal Reserve policy in the spotlights. In addition to the future path for their target for short-term interest rates, Fed officials have also been discussing policy options concerning their securities holdings.
REITWatch is a monthly statistical publication intended to provide a snapshot of the REIT industry. It includes data derived from the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series and the FTSE/EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series in addition to tracking the performance of individual REITs.
The next year is likely to be a good but not great one for real estate, with solid job growth, consumer spending and business activity driving demand for nearly all types of commercial real estate. There are several potential clouds on the horizon, though, that could darken the outlook.
Nareit commissioned EY to estimate the current economic contribution of all U.S. REITs (including public listed, public non-listed, and private REITs) in the United States. Today, REITs in the United States own approximately $3 trillion of gross real estate assets and public listed equity REIT portfolios included more than 500,000 properties at year-end 2017. The total economic contribution of U.S. REITs in 2017, the most recent year of complete information, was an estimated 2.3 million full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs and $140.4 billion of labor income.
CEM Benchmarking's 2018 Study sponsored by Nareit, provides a comprehensive look at realized investment performance across asset classes over a 19-year period using a proprietary dataset covering more than 200 public and private sector pensions with nearly $3.5 trillion in combined assets under management.Listed equity REITs had the second highest average annual net return over the period, averaging 11.04 percent. Private equity had the highest average annual net return, of 11.64 percent.
REITWatch is a monthly statistical publication intended to provide a snapshot of the REIT industry. It includes data derived from the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series and the FTSE/EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series in addition to tracking the performance of individual REITs.
Market Commentary
REIT Earnings Slowed in Q4 2018
REIT earnings slowed a bit in late 2018, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®, which showed funds from operations (FFO) of all listed equity REITs of $15.9 billion.
Fundamentals for REITs and Real Estate are Stronger than the Mixed Macro News
The outlook for REITs and commercial real estate remains favorable, despite some mixed macroeconomic news in the early months of this year.
What’s Ahead for Cap Rates and Interest Rates?
One of the most critical issues for real estate investors in the year ahead is the outlook for cap rates and property prices, especially with Federal Reserve policy in the spotlights. In addition to the future path for their target for short-term interest rates, Fed officials have also been discussing policy options concerning their securities holdings.