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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Dirk Brounen is professor of real estate economics at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Despite continuing high inflation, REIT returns continue to outpace returns for the S&P 500 on an annualized basis and REIT operating performance growth has exceeded price growth in 2021.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index remained essentially unchanged in May, posting a narrow total return of 0.1%. Despite the flat monthly performance, REITs continue to lead on a year-to-date basis.
The REITs’ stock market path through the recovery to date can be usefully described as three distinct periods.
Institutional investors are increasingly implementing portfolio completion strategies, which use REITs to “complete” their portfolios, ensuring they reflect the current real estate universe.
Analysts see a shift toward defensive REIT sectors.
In addition to a company’s own reporting, investors are increasingly factoring in how a company performs in ESG rating services.
Self-storage, manufactured homes and mortgage REITs among best performers.
Leading real estate fund managers reflect on gains made in 2019 and assess the outlook for REITs and listed real estate in 2020.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 3.2% in September, continuing to outperform the broader stock market as the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market and Russell 1000 each rose 2.1%.
REITs using cost of capital advantage.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 11.9% in November.
Pension, endowment, and foundation funds control over $12 trillion in total assets, with approximately $900 billion invested in real estate.
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%.