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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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As highlighted in a recent Nareit commentary, the current lingering public-private real estate valuation divergence has been an unwanted visitor for commercial real estate (CRE).
"We find that the use of unsecured debt by REIT managers is associated with lower leverage and higher remaining debt capacity. This improves financial flexibility and supports firm value."
Last week concerns about economic growth and continued consumer resiliency to COVID-19 led to REIT stocks underperforming the broader equity indexes.
Only stock exchange-listed REITs provide the diversification the vast majority of individual investors want and need.
Economist Brad Case says equity REIT returns have outpaced inflation on an historical basis.
Equinix, Prologis, and Healthpeak Properties featured on Investor’s Business Daily’s 50 Best ESG Companies list.
Last week’s increase raised the year-to-date returns above 30%, to 30.2%.
The stock market got a bit of relief last week as forceful policy measures prompted a three-day rally, trimming some of the recent losses.
Innovative industries driving office demand in hot markets.
There’s little difference between the income earned by the largest, most sophisticated investors in private equity real estate and the income earned by the smallest individual investors in listed equity REITs.
REITs outperformed the broader markets by a wide margin, especially those property sectors that had been most impacted by the shutdowns and social distancing measures.
Last week’s gains trimmed the declines so far this year to single digits, bringing the year-to-date total return to -9.0%
As the national economy strengthens, REITs stand to make major gains in 2014.
Analysts see increased activity from Amazon and lower construction starts as positive developments.
Nareit’s John Worth and Brookfield’s Brandon Benjamin assess REIT performance.
Last week’s decline breaks a string of gains the to prior weeks, but REITs are still up 2.1% month-to-date.