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.
CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.
For the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, REITs are well-equipped to handle market volatility while capitalizing on growth opportunities in CRE transactions.
REITworld will take place Dec. 8-11 in Dallas, TX. This event provides opportunities for individual meetings between REITs, investors, and analysts.
For 60 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.
Mark Ruloff is Director, Asset Allocation – Towers Watson Investment Services
The University of California and Blackstone agreed to form a $4 billion strategic partnership, a move that is expected to provide Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust with increased balance sheet flexibility and capital.
New research indicates that pension funds would have benefitted from increasing their allocations to stock exchange-listed Equity REITs.
Nareit promotes sustainability and social responsibility-related topics by highlighting leading industry practices in its original editorial content, as well as at conferences and webinars. Nareit digital media platforms deliver perspectives from industry experts and member REITs on some of the real estate industry's most pressing issues.
REITs’ reliable income returns over time have been one of the chief drivers in the industry’s performance and a key attraction for investors saving for or funding retirement.
Research says pension funds are leaving returns on the table by under-allocating to REITs.
Green lease leaders seen as setting industry standard.
Analysis shows REIT long-term returns outpaced home ownership returns, even accounting for the imputed value of rent.
People making news in the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry.
New research shows REITs win a majority of head-to-head comparisons between domestic and international private equity real estate funds and REITs.
According to the 2023 Hodes Weill/Cornell Real Estate Allocations Monitor, institutions consider REITs to be a complement to private real estate in terms of filling allocation needs and addressing liquidity objectives.
In her new role as Blackstone Mortgage Trust CEO, Katie Keenan is focused on talent, culture, and high-quality assets.