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.
STORE Capital’s Chris Volk sees potential for continued growth in net lease REIT sector.
SunTrust’s Patrick Scholes says most hotel REITs taking cautious approach to new acquisitions.
Crown Castle’s Ben Moreland sees “long runway of growth” in U.S. market.
Analysts say it will create the country's largest REIT and could attract investors.
Broader economic concerns weigh on the sector, analysts say.
Green Street’s Alaine Coffey says REITs should stay on top of local regulations on their path to net zero.
REITs are getting good grades for their corporate governance, and companies are using strong ratings to their advantage versus competitors. Observers say even more can be done across the industry.
REITworld: 2019 panel examined a broad range of trends & developments impacting REITs.
NAREIT's Brad Case says U.S. REIT income remained high despite market challenges.
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.
REIT earnings were impacted by the COVID-19 crisis in the first quarter, with funds from operation (FFO) declining 9.0% from the prior quarter, to $15.0 billion, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.