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.
Sears Bankruptcy and REITs: End of an Era, but There’s a New Chapter Ahead
When discussing the outlook for retail, it’s important to keep in mind the distinction between the impact on retail stores and what it means for the owners of retail properties, including REITs.
Oct. 9, 2018
REITs Hit the ATM in the Second Quarter
REITs have relied increasingly on a low-cost, flexible way of raising equity capital as they have expanded their issuance through At-the-market (ATM) programs.
Oct. 3, 2018
Tracking Property Prices and REIT Total Return Beyond the Core Sectors
New indices introduced by Green Street allow us for the first time to compare property price performance to total returns for property types outside of the traditional core REIT sectors.
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 macroeconomy and real estate markets had a good performance in 2017. Real GDP rebounded to annualized growth rates above 3.0 percent in the second and third quarters. Commercial properties in most markets enjoyed sustained growth of demand, high occupancy rates, rising rents and rising prices. These advantageous conditions may well continue into 2018, but there are several risks that might cause a change in 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 nearly $3 trillion of gross real estate assets and public listed equity REIT portfolios included more than 290,000 properties at year-end 2016. The total economic contribution of U.S. REITs in 2016, the most recent year of complete information, was an estimated 2 million full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs and $118.6 billion of labor income.
If there has been any theme to the economic recovery over the past eight years, it has been “two steps forward, one step back,” and the first quarter is one of those steps back. The medium-term outlook for both the macroeconomy and for real estate and REITs, however, remains positive.
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
Sears Bankruptcy and REITs: End of an Era, but There’s a New Chapter Ahead
When discussing the outlook for retail, it’s important to keep in mind the distinction between the impact on retail stores and what it means for the owners of retail properties, including REITs.
REITs Hit the ATM in the Second Quarter
REITs have relied increasingly on a low-cost, flexible way of raising equity capital as they have expanded their issuance through At-the-market (ATM) programs.
Tracking Property Prices and REIT Total Return Beyond the Core Sectors
New indices introduced by Green Street allow us for the first time to compare property price performance to total returns for property types outside of the traditional core REIT sectors.