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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An occupancy rate highlights property market fundamentals; it is a measure of the interaction of supply and demand. In the first quarter of 2026, Nareit’s REIT Industry Tracker broadened its coverage of occupancy rates from four to 10 property sectors.
Nareit and Bloomberg Intelligence held a wide-ranging webinar discussion Jan. 23 on the outlook for the REIT industry in 2025, including sector specific expectations, capital market activity, and more.
The total return of the U.S. Equity REIT market fell short of the S&P 500’s gain in 2016, while Mortgage REITs nearly doubled the total return of the broader equity market.
Industrial, data center, infrastructure and manufactured home REITs among top performers.
Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has been increasing, particularly among the largest, most sophisticated plans.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index, broader markets, and treasuries responded positively as investors broadly believe the Federal Reserve’s cycle of monetary policy tightening to be over.
Industrial, residential, data center, retail, office, and senior housing sectors discussed.
REIT diversification benefits come not merely from their low correlations to other assets but also from their historically strong risk-adjusted returns.
Extra Space Storage hits a growth milestone and showcases a modernized sector that continues to expand.
Veris, Extra Space, Ventas, and Simon are all strategically reinvesting across their portfolios.
How lodging REITs and their competitors perform often depends on the types of audiences they want for their rooms.
REITs across nine sectors outline their priorities for the coming year.
One of the dominant themes among institutional real estate investors of the past few years has been the shift toward “alternative” property types.
Szymanski spoke with REIT magazine to discuss her views on NAV growth, how to put interest rate moves in context, and where AEW sees growth in 2022.