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REITs had a small positive total return last week with a gain of 0.1% on the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index.
Last week’s gains lifted year-to-date returns to 9.6%.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index rose 1.5% for the week ending Nov. 5 while the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs index rose 1.8%.
REIT earnings, as measured by funds from operations, increased 30.9% from the previous year to a record high of over $18 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.
Year-to-date total returns for All Equity REITs stands at 31.9% and 35.2% for Equity REITs.
Broader markets also fell, with a decline of 2.2% on both the Russell 1000 and the S&P 500.
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The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index was down 1.3% for the week, a more modest decline than the 2.3% drop in the Russell 1000.
U.S. REITs raised $4.1 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the third quarter of 2023, though this preliminary total will be revised upward when ATM program usage data become available.
The lingering public-private real estate valuation divergence has been disruptive, but it continues to offer potential buying opportunities for investors.
REITs have reduced their reliance on borrowings, which lowered leverage ratios considerably over the past decade.
In 2024, U.S. listed REITs distributed approximately $66 billion in dividends, as reflected in Nareit’s REIT Industry Tracker.
All property sectors met or exceeded their prior week’s performance as REITs posted their strongest weekly performance since Oct. 15.
Last week’s increase brought the year-to-date return to 32.0%.
REIT share prices rose last week with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index posting a positive return of 4.2%.
REITs rebounded last week with a 5.2% total return, according to the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index, ending a string of declines over the three prior weeks.