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.
Each year Nareit collects tax reporting data for each Nareit member. View this year's data or explore the archive.
REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
The REIT industry's premier annual conference, bringing together leaders for networking, one-on-one meetings, and insights shaping the year ahead.
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.
Europe’s real estate investment climate looks more hospitable today than it did a year ago.
FTSE EPRA Nareit indices offer exposure to new and emergent property sectors.
First quarter REIT performance, early second quarter performance, and how REITs are positioned amid current market volatility was the focus of the April 8 webinar, “FTSE Nareit US Real Estate Indexes in Review & What’s Next.”
REITs gathering momentum following period of upheaval in Europe.
Effective with the 2023: Q2 quarterly review, the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series has launched a property sector devoted to gaming REITs.
U.S. stock exchange-listed Equity REITs drove operating and earnings growth higher in the fourth quarter, highlighted by record occupancy rates and rising Funds from Operations.
REITs and publicly-listed real estate around the world were hit hard by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, but have generally rebounded strongly.
Over the past 10 years, we have seen dramatic changes in the composition of REIT equity market capitalization.
REITs evolve over time to support economic growth.
Nareit CEO Steve Wechsler recognized the 20th anniversary of the FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series while honoring REITs and industry executives for excellence in investor communications, leadership, and service to the REIT industry.
Appraisal-based valuations in private real estate markets are being systematically reported at levels that exceed those of reported transactions—in which case there may be more valuation risk in private equity real estate markets than many institutional investors realize.
As the number of REITs increases worldwide, so too does the number of investment vehicles that are making it easier for investors to access REITs.
Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time.
Stock exchange-listed Equity REITs significantly outperformed the rest of the equity market in March and the first quarter of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). The total return of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was 9.99 percent in March and 5.86 percent in the first quarter, while the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index was up 10.17 percent in March and 5.84 percent in the first quarter.
Most private equity investment managers measure their performance using IRR, and illustrates how SLOCs and forward commitments can be used to manipulate IRR computations to make performance appear better than it really is.