Nicole Funari

REITs supported an estimated 3.5 million fulltime equivalent jobs in the U.S. in 2023, producing $278 billion in labor income.

At the end of 2023, U.S. public REITs owned an estimated 580,000 properties—up 1% from the previous year—and 15 million acres of timberland across the U.S.

In the second quarter of 2024, active managers increased allocations in the digital sectors and health care.

Nareit tracks quarterly investment holdings for the 27 largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment for insight on expert investor sentiment.

Nareit has updated its Global REIT Approach to Real Estate Investing study, documenting the global growth of REITs and the benefits, especially to developing nations, of enacting a REIT regime.

For decades, defined benefit (DB) pension plans have been using real estate successfully within their investment portfolios.

Nareit tracks quarterly investment holdings for the 27 largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment for insight on expert investor sentiment.

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 been increasing, particularly among the largest, most sophisticated plans.

GRESB, an independent organization providing validated sustainability performance data and peer benchmarks for investors and managers, has released its 2023 Real Estate Assessment, which measures the sustainability performance of individual real estate portfolios based on self-reported data.