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The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index rose 1.5% for the week ending Nov. 5 while the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs index rose 1.8%.
REITs and broad market equities faced challenges in August, as the sharply rising 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.34%, its highest level since 2007, and then declined to 4.09% in the final week of the month.
Last week the index posted a total return of negative 4.5%, the second week of single-digit moves after much sharper gyrations both up and down in the early stages of the crisis.
NAREIT’s Brad Case says property values remain firm year-to-date.
REITs had a small positive total return last week with a gain of 0.1% on the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index.
MIT’s Steve Weikal envisions a transformation of existing property types.
A recent Nareit commentary examined occupancy rate momentum across the four traditional property types and found that property fundamentals have generally been soft or softening across these sectors.
REIT share prices dipped last week following a six week string of increases, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index had a total return of -0.7%.
REITs rose last week with a 2.5% total return on the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index, the fourth consecutive weekly gain.
Most property sectors recorded small gains to increases in the high single-digits, led by timber REITs (8.3% total return) and specialty REITs (4.4% total return).
One of the dominant themes among institutional real estate investors over the past few years has been the shift toward “alternative” property types.
Public-to-public deals dominate REIT M&A activity today.
Only stock exchange-listed REITs provide the diversification the vast majority of individual investors want and need.
Total returns for the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index moved into positive territory last week, with a 1.2% weekly gain.