Market Commentary REITs Own 575,000 Properties in the U.S. Nareit’s annual update of REIT property counts and estimated gross asset values by state and property sector is now available on the REITs Across America website. 11/03/2023 Image
Industry News Housing Starts Rebound Key to Timber REITs’ Success Timberland REITs specialize in harvesting and selling timber for lumber products. 10/04/2023 Image
Market Commentary Actively Managed Real Estate Fund Tracker: 2023Q2 Infrastructure, data centers, and health care each have more than a 10% share of assets. 09/28/2023 Image
Market Commentary Proper Balance Sheets: REIT Sectors Focused on Low Leverage with Fixed Rate and Unsecured Debt During this period of divergent public and private property valuations, the commercial real estate mortgage market has been marked by higher interest rates and stricter underwriting standards. 09/14/2023 Image
Market Commentary Reading the Real Estate Market: Tracking Active Managers’ Allocations Over Time Nareit is tracking quarterly investment holdings for the 28 largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment. 08/11/2023 Image
Market Commentary 2023 Mid-year Report: REIT Trends in Property Sector Allocations by Actively Managed Real Estate Funds Actively managed funds represent 7% of REIT market capitalization and they have been a key element in REITs’ long-term success because of their combined real estate and equity investment expertise and analysis. 07/21/2023 Image
Industry News Amid Housing Crunch, REITs Maintain Strong Operating Performance Residential REITs are more than just apartment building owners; they enable people to live or stay in all types of dwellings including houses, RVs, and boats. Residential REITs own more than 1.1 million apartment units and 183,000 single family rental houses as well as RV parks and marinas. 06/08/2023 Image
Market Commentary U.S. Public Equity REITs Insulated from Mortgage Market Turmoil The commercial real estate (CRE) mortgage market has changed dramatically since the end of 2021. For many real estate investors, gone are the days of low-cost, readily available property financing. 06/06/2023 Image
Market Commentary REIT Skilled Nursing Tenants Have High Quality Measure Ratings Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that are housed in properties leased from REITs tend to have better quality measures and ratings compared with those that rent non-REIT properties or own their buildings. 04/28/2023 Image
Market Commentary GRESB Shows REITs Continue to Improve Environmental Performance in 2022 GRESB, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, has released its 2022 data on environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance for REITs. 04/20/2023 Image
Market Commentary REITs Offer Diversification and Timeliness Recent research by Nareit shows that REIT returns have tended to bounce back—and even surge—after significant public and private real estate market divergences. 03/30/2023 Image
Market Commentary REIT Investment Increases Staffing Time at Skilled Nursing Facilities New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants. 02/16/2023 Image
