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.
Nareit’s REIT Directory provides a comprehensive list of REIT and publicly traded real estate companies that are members of Nareit. The directory can be sorted and filtered by sector, listing status, and stock performance.
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REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
The REIT industry's premier annual conference, bringing together leaders for networking, one-on-one meetings, and insights shaping the year ahead.
For 65 years, Nareit has led the U.S. REIT industry by ensuring its members’ best interests are promoted by providing unparalleled advocacy, investor outreach, continuing education and networking.
Commercial property prices in April were 9.1 percent higher than one year earlier, according to the CoStar Commercial Repeat Sales Index
The traditional real estate appraisal process works reliably during relatively stable real estate markets but reliance on the three established approaches—cost, sales comparison, and income—can be challenging when markets are volatile.
Nareit Executive Vice President John Worth visited China and Singapore to meet with institutional investors, wealth managers, and family offices.
Organizations encourage FHFA to avoid “picking winners and losers” with regulatory framework.
Space market fundamentals can differ markedly across property types
The REIT industry has evolved as it has expanded, and looks quite different today than it did a generation ago.
Technology lovers might refer to Peter Linneman as an “early adopter” of REITs.
There are currently 41 countries and regions, accounting for 85% of global GDP with a combined population of nearly 5 billion people, that have enacted REIT legislation.
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.
First mortgages comprise about 75 percent of the mREIT's business, with mezzanine loans making up the rest.
"We find that the use of unsecured debt by REIT managers is associated with lower leverage and higher remaining debt capacity. This improves financial flexibility and supports firm value."
Longer life expectancy, rising health care costs, and a shift away from defined benefit plans should be forcing a rethink of the various steps individuals and policymakers can take to avoid a potential retirement crisis, says Alicia Munnell.