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.
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One of the dominant themes among institutional real estate investors of the past few years has been the shift toward “alternative” property types.
While a recession is looking increasingly likely, commercial real estate’s (CRE) relatively strong demand drivers are still fundamentally intact, says Abby Corbett, managing director and senior economist at CoStar’s Market Analytics group.
Both volatilities and correlations have come down and are now firmly within their long-term normal ranges. Estimated REIT volatilities were above 21.9% only from January 21st through February 19th, and was most recently estimated at 11.8% using data through April 15th.
Nareit has updated its Global REIT Approach to Real Estate Investing study, documenting the global growth of REITs and the benefits, especially to developing nations, of enacting a REIT regime.
Nareit’s John Worth and MSIM’s Laurel Durkay discussed REIT performance and sector trends.
Rising interest rates worry real estate investors. Their fears are rooted in the view that interest rate increases will result in rising cap rates and, all else being equal, declining property values.
Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time.
Historically, REITs have performed well during periods of rising long-term interest rates with average four-quarter return in periods with rising rates of 16.55% compared to 10.68% in non-rising rate periods from the first quarter of 1992 to the fourth quarter of 2021.
Iron Mountain’s Kevin Hagen cites uptick in renewable energy usage.
The Mortgage REIT has taken a more defensive posture as the company looks to secure itself against potential volatility caused by Federal Reserve rate hikes and global policy shifts.
BXP expects to achieve carbon-neutral operations for its actively managed office portfolio this year.
REITs have seen a large increase in investor interest in ESG with greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and climate change top of mind.