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REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
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Nils Kok and Siqi Zheng are two of the academic directors of the new Global Real Estate Leaders Program.
Market watchers say fundamentals improving, foreign capital flows still robust.
Cohen & Steers’ Jeff Palma says real estate has been an under-owned asset class.
Sovereign wealth funds are generating a buzz in REIT land because they’re eager to spend on a scale that makes the market cap of many companies seem modest.
Green Street’s Pierre Rigaud says farmland has a strong track record over long holding periods.
Cydney Donnell of Texas A&M says major institutions still under-allocated to real estate.
REITs are “bricks and mortar with liquidity,” according to Neuberger Berman’s Tiltman.
Economists maintain REITs will continue to strengthen in step with the economy.
NAREIT’s Michael Grupe says the new real estate sector will mean REITs are more likely to trade in line with underlying fundamentals.
Retailers have long been adept at catering to consumers’ desires to get more for less. In the mid-1960s, Kmart started its Blue Light Specials.
Cohen & Steers CEO recalls “brutal” fund launch and looks ahead to future of REITs.
Private equity investments have gained in popularity among institutional investors over recent years. This is due in part to the great success enjoyed by endowments such as Yale and Harvard, which were early investors in non-marketable assets.
Simon Property Group retains top spot in FORTUNE rankings; Prologis, Equity Residential, Host Hotels also land in top five.
REITs average higher returns over multi-year time horizons compared to private real estate with a broader allocation across innovative property sectors, according to Nareit analysis of past performance.
Urban Land Institute forecast projects increased transaction volume, returns, CMBS issuance.
A recent Nareit commentary highlighted that private real estate appraisers and portfolio managers seem to be valuing property like it’s 2021.