REITs invest in the majority of real estate property types, including offices, apartment buildings, warehouses, retail centers, medical facilities, data centers, cell towers and hotels.
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Partnerships are occurring across a range of REIT property sectors.
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Ask anybody which investments “hedge” against inflation, and real estate is one of the three that pretty much everybody will identify, along with commodities and inflation-linked bonds
Investors who depend on commodity investments to protect against inflation risk negative returns if inflation doesn’t meet their expectations, whereas REITs have historically provided strong returns in both high-inflation and low-inflation environments.
How to construct an inflation-protecting portfolio without exposing yourself to the risk of guessing wrong about an increase the inflation rate.
REITs have provided investors solid returns over the years, despite short-term zigs and zags along the way, in part because of structural features of the REIT model.
The economy is enjoying above-trend growth, with some boost from last year’s tax cuts, which supports demand for nearly all types of commercial real estate.
It is often said that “correlations spike to one during a crisis,” but REIT-stock correlations have actually been lower during the worst stock market downturns in history, reinforcing the case for REITs as a portfolio diversifier even during crises.
Are low cap rates flashing a signal that speculative pricing is setting the market up for a correction?
There are a multitude of signs that REIT performance will likely remain strong in the months ahead.
Net operating income (NOI) of listed REITs rose nearly 50 percent over the past four years. The steady increases in same-store NOI at a pace above the inflation rate should continue to drive earnings, and valuations, upward in the future.
Most private equity investment managers measure their performance using IRR, and illustrates how SLOCs and forward commitments can be used to manipulate IRR computations to make performance appear better than it really is.
A comparison of recent trends of the P/E ratio for the S&P 500 to the price-to-FFO ratio for REITs shows a contrasting risk/reward tradeoff between the broad equity market and REITs.
The recovery in housing markets has generated concerns among investors in apartment properties that a rebound in homeownership could undermine the demand for apartments. Nothing could be further from the truth!
New indices introduced by Green Street allow us for the first time to compare property price performance to total returns for property types outside of the traditional core REIT sectors.
REITs have relied increasingly on a low-cost, flexible way of raising equity capital as they have expanded their issuance through At-the-market (ATM) programs.
When discussing the outlook for retail, it’s important to keep in mind the distinction between the impact on retail stores and what it means for the owners of retail properties, including REITs.
REITs have a strong presence in the office, apartment and hotel markets in both surrounding areas of Amazon’s new headquarters and will be important players in the next phase of development of these cities.