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®, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, 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. 

Market Commentary
05/28/2025
Global Real Estate Presents Opportunities Amid Tariff-Related Volatility

Recent disputes over tariffs and trade policy introduced volatility to global real estate markets alongside broader stock markets.

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FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Regional Performance
05/27/2025
Defined Benefit Pension Funds Increasing REIT Usage in Real Estate Strategies

Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has increased in the last six years.

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DB Pensions
05/22/2025
Net Effects of Tariff Actions on REIT Performance More Tempered Than Expected

Tariff actions have introduced uncertainty into U.S. financial and economic markets.

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Different Tariff Actions
05/22/2025
Cell Towers: A Newer Real Estate Tower

In the past, when real estate professionals talked about towers, they typically referred to high-rise office or apartment buildings.

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Cell Tower
05/19/2025
Telecommunications, Office, Self-Storage Advance in Q1 Actively Managed Real Estate Fund Tracker

Nareit tracks quarterly investment holdings for the largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment for insights into expert investor sentiment.

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Actively Managed Funds Relative to FTSE
05/07/2025
Global Real Estate Showed Resilience during a Volatile Month

The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index showed resilience in a tumultuous April, posting a total return of 1.3%. On a year-to-date basis, the index has returned 4.4%.

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Global Real Estate Property Sector Performance
05/02/2025
REITs Bounce Back from April Lows, Lead Broader Market Year-to-Date

The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index declined in a volatile April, bouncing back from a low of -11.9% on April 8 to end the month down 2.0%.

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REIT Property Sector Performance
05/02/2025
Game On, Game Off: Tariff Actions and REIT Property Sector Performances

The game-on, game-off nature of tariff actions has introduced uncertainty into the U.S. financial and economic markets.

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DifferentTariffActions
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REITWatch

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.

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