NAREIT Media:Media Brief
REIT Capital Raising Spikes in First Seven Months of 2017
Public equity offerings were primarily responsible for a significant increase in capital raised by REITs in the first seven months of 2017 compared to the same period in 2016.
Data Centers, Infrastructure, Manufactured Homes Lead Equity REIT Returns
The Data Centers, Infrastructure and Manufactured Homes property segments led the REIT market’s stock market performance in the first seven months of 2017, each with total returns exceeding 20 percent.
Mortgage REITs Outperform in First Seven Months of 2017
The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index gained 6.69 percent on a total return basis in the first seven months of 2017. Mortgage REITs continued to outperform Equity REITs and the broader equity market in the first seven months
REIT Market Continues To Grow
The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index grew to $986.1 billion at the end of April 2017, up from $914 billion at the end of April 2016.
Yield Seekers Find Rewards In Home Financing REITs
Home Financing REITs led the REIT market with a 10.72 percent dividend yield at the end of April 2017.
Data Centers Lead REIT Performance In 2017 Through April
Data Centers led the entire REIT market’s performance in the first four months of 2017 with an 18.03 percent total return, and Home Financing REITs led the Mortgage REIT market with a 16.82 percent return.
Mortgage REITs Running Ahead Of S&P 500
Mortgage REITs’ total returns on average continued to outpace the S&P 500’s in April 2017 and doubled the performance of the broad market index in the first four months of the year.
Capital Raised in 2017 First Quarter Sets 3-year Record
Publicly listed REITs raised more capital in the first quarter of 2017 than in any quarter since the second quarter of 2014.
REITs Deliver Strong First Quarter 2017 Dividend Yields
Income investors continued to find REITs attractive in the first quarter of 2017.
Seven Equity REIT Market Segments Outperform Index in 2017’s First Quarter
Home Financing REITs delivered a 12.19 percent gain to outpace the overall FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index in the first quarter, while Commercial Financing REITs gained 6.47 percent.
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