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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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.
Evidence is emerging that hybrid or remote work is becoming a permanent feature for many office workers.
Nine of the 14 REIT sectors posted a positive total return.
Recent research by Nareit shows that REIT returns have tended to bounce back—and even surge—after significant public and private real estate market divergences.
The 2022 Pensions & Investments annual survey of pension plans found that REIT assets in the largest 200 U.S. retirement plans grew 22% to $34.2 billion during the year.
Concern is growing among some investors that tight labor markets may trigger an increase in price inflation.
Earning in the overall U.S. listed REIT sector have recovered half the decline that took place last spring as shutdowns spread across the country.
The two largest risks to the economy from recent layoffs are that job losses spread from the front-line sectors into the broader economy, and that temporary layoffs translate into permanent job losses.
As of May 21, which marks 15 months since the market peak prior to the pandemic, REIT total returns have fully recovered from the initial losses in early 2020.
With the commercial real estate (CRE) market characterized by softening fundamentals, a lingering public-private real estate valuation problem, and higher interest rates, property transaction activities have remained stifled.
The percentage of mortgages held in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that were 30+ days delinquent jumped from 2.29% in April to 7.15% in May.
Occupancy rates are indicators of property fundamentals that reflect the interaction of supply and demand.
Net operating income (NOI) of listed REITs rose nearly 50 percent over the past four years. The steady increases in same-store NOI at a pace above the inflation rate should continue to drive earnings, and valuations, upward in the future.
REITs average higher returns over multi-year time horizons compared to private real estate with a broader allocation across innovative property sectors, according to Nareit analysis of past performance.
Early indications from the past two quarters suggest REITs are likely to perform well if we enter into a sustained inflationary environment.
The overall FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index was down 1.8% in terms of total return.
New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants.