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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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This is the fourth week out of the past five that REITs have gained more than 1%, and last week’s increase put REITs up 4.8% for the first six weeks of the year.
In 2021 REIT capital market activity has been highlighted by the announcement of eleven REIT mergers.
REITs outperformed large-cap equities and the broader stock market in January, with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posting a total return of 2.8%.
Green Street’s Cedrik Lachance says REITs are “fantastic way” to arbitrage between public, private markets.
This is the longest winning streak since the six consecutive weekly gains from March 26 through April 3.
Economist Brad Case says equity REIT returns have outpaced inflation on an historical basis.
REIT earnings, as measured by funds from operations, increased 30.9% from the previous year to a record high of over $18 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.
REITs are looking for new and better processes and technologies in their sustainability planning.
Specialty, data centers, health care REITs led returns in 2024.
REITs posted positive results for the second consecutive month in November and outperformed stocks for the first time since April, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 6.0% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index gained 5.8%.
NAREIT’s Brad Case stresses importance of portfolio diversification.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index fell 3.6% in October, underperforming the broader stock market as the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market and Russell 1000 declined 0.7%.
Analysts see increased activity from Amazon and lower construction starts as positive developments.
CyrusOne will hold 8% stake in Chinese company.