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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REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
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REITs and publicly-listed real estate around the world were hit hard by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have generally rebounded strongly.
A common myth tells us that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when faced with danger. While not true, the phrase “burying your head in the sand” has become a popular idiom to describe an individual who ignores the existence of a problem with the hope that it will just go away.
Urban growth trends could be a boon for investors.
Early indications from the past two quarters suggest REITs are likely to perform well if we enter into a sustained inflationary environment.
The sharp decline in REIT earnings reflects the record contraction in GDP in the second quarter. Economic activity hit bottom in April, however, and began rebounding over the past four months.
Residential REITs own and manage various forms of residences and rent space in those properties to tenants.
Welltower’s Cheryl Surgo also urges tax directors to focus on automation.
Veris, Extra Space, Ventas, and Simon are all strategically reinvesting across their portfolios.
Nine of the 14 REIT sectors posted a positive total return.
Health care REITs own and manage a variety of health care related real estate and collect rent from tenants. The aging of the U.S. population is expected to provide strong demand tailwinds for health care properties.
Marc Zeitoun and Chris Lo say new ETF emphasizes REIT income and geographic opportunity.
Ten Equity REIT market segments – more than half of the property segments in the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index – had double-digit total returns in 2016.