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.
Nareit’s REIT Directory provides a comprehensive list of REIT and publicly traded real estate companies that are members of Nareit. The directory can be sorted and filtered by sector, listing status, and stock performance.
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Nareit’s 2026 outlook addresses the topics that have been on the minds of real estate investors, including valuation divergences, compelling opportunities, and global strategies.
REITwise will take place March 24-26 in Hollywood, FL. This event is the leading educational conference for REITs, covering technical, regulatory, and operational updates.
For 65 years, Nareit has led the U.S. REIT industry by ensuring its members’ best interests are promoted by providing unparalleled advocacy, investor outreach, continuing education and networking.
The U.S. commercial real estate market is amid an uncoupling. Property operational performance has generally been strong for both public and private real estate, but valuation metrics and total returns have diverged.
REITs more likely to hold annual elections and separate roles of CEO and chairman.
Member REITs can submit their IRS Form 1099-DIV data to Nareit for posting on the Nareit website.
Timber, office, and data centers led with returns of 15.9%, 10.4%, and 7.3%, respectively.
One of the enduring mysteries of reporting on investments is how many people seem to focus on price appreciation OR income, and how few people focus instead on total return
The REITs’ stock market path through the recovery to date can be usefully described as three distinct periods.
Trading at nearly 40 percent premium to NAV.
Historical data show that, on average, real estate has enjoyed solid total returns across different interest rate regimes with REITs consistently outperforming their private market counterparts.
Spurred on by attractive financing and solid returns, health care REITs continue their aggressive pursuit of senior housing properties.
Although the lingering CRE valuation divergence has been disruptive, it has created opportunities for investors and benefited REITs.
Single Family Home Rental REITs have established themselves as long-term players providing additional housing options at a time when the housing market continues to recover.
REITs outperformed the broader market in the first quarter of 2019.
Nareit’s REITworld: 2023 Conference convened more than 1,200 REIT leaders and industry professionals Nov. 14–16 in Los Angeles.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rebounded from a weak January, rising 1.9% in February. REITs underperformed broader markets as the Russell 1000 and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market both rose 5.4%.
REIT share prices have often responded negatively to rising interest rates, at least since 2013. Is this warranted by the outlook for their future earnings?