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    REITs Outperform Private Real Estate by More Than 2.0% in DB Plans

    CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.

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Edward F. Pierzak

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Historical REIT Outperformance Across Inflation, Interest Rate, and Economic Growth Regimes

With inflation remaining at 40-year highs, interest rates escalating, and economic growth contracting, the U.S. economy is in a precarious state.

10/28/2022
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Average Annual Public and Private Real Estate Total Returns
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Return to Office Surges Post-Labor Day

The average office occupancy rate rose almost 4% in the week after the holiday.

09/27/2022
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Weekly Office Tenant Occupancy
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Demand Outstrips Supply in Industrial and Retail Sectors in Second Quarter 2022

Recent data from CoStar highlight some of the supply and demand differences across sectors. In the second quarter of 2022, demand continued to outstrip supply for both industrial and retail, while apartment and office demand fell short of their respective supply counterparts.

09/19/2022
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Apartment Supply and Demand
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The Recovery and Resiliency of U.S. REIT Operational Performance

The U.S. economy has faced numerous headwinds over the last few years.

09/08/2022
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Solid Fundamentals for Commercial Real Estate in Second Quarter 2022 Despite Economic Uncertainties

In the second quarter of 2022, continued solid fundamentals reflect an ongoing healthy demand for commercial real estate across most sectors, even as concerns about a slowing economy dominate the outlook.

08/31/2022
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Edward F. Pierzak is senior vice president of research at Nareit where his primary responsibility is contributing to Nareit's commercial real estate and macroeconomic analysis. He also builds and strengthens relationships with public, private, and academic organizations.

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