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.
Partnerships are occurring across a range of REIT property sectors.
REITweek Investor Conference, taking place June 2-5 in New York, is the REIT industry’s largest annual gathering of executives, investors, and industry partners.
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.
Nareit produces a series of educational videos explaining the basics of the REIT approach to real estate investment.
Public non-listed REITs (PNLRs) register with the the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), but they do not trade on major securities exchanges. PNLRs operate like listed REITs in nearly every other way, but they typically face redemption restrictions that limit their liquidity.
Each month, Nareit®, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, provides a statistical snapshot of the overall REIT market. More detailed information is available in REIT indexes.
Nareit estimates that nearly 170 million Americans live in the 50% of all households that own REITs.
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Though REITs have not been immune to capital market uncertainty and mortgage market turmoil, they continue to have sound operations, solid balance sheets, and successful equity and unsecured debt issuances in the capital markets.
Nareit represents REITs and publicly traded real estate companies in matters of legislation and public policy. Additionally, Nareit informs the investment community about the REIT approach to real estate investment. Efforts in these areas extend to international investors and governments.