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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For the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, REITs are well-equipped to handle market volatility while capitalizing on growth opportunities in CRE transactions.
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REITs are finding that major mixed-use developments are no longer an exotic niche for specialists, but rather a logical response to several converging trends.
Todd Briddell of CenterSquare Investment Management says REITs offer “great opportunity for individuals, too.
The third round of stimulus checks should be arriving in bank accounts shortly, and the question is: what are people going to do with them?
Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time.
Infrastructure, data center REITs among top performers.
Gerald Quattlebaum, senior vice president of acquisitions, spoke to REIT magazine about Flagship REIT’s UPREIT structure and the benefits it confers for medical office investing.
Cambridge Associates reports that private equity real estate funds have underperformed listed equity REITs by 3.91 percentage points per year over the past 25 years.
In making the case for an allocation to real estate in an investment portfolio, one of the oft-cited arguments is real estate’s ability to generate income.
U.S. stock exchange-listed Equity REITs showed a decline in Funds From Operations (FFO) in the first quarter of 2017 compared with the final quarter of last year, but delivered gains in most other operating performance measures, including Net Operating Income (NOI) and occupancy rates.
The runway for REIT development continues to clear as confidence in recovery grows.
Analysts say “renters for longer” theme should continue to support multifamily.
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.
In 2003, the share of TDFs with REIT exposure was only 50%, while in 2018, 97% of them invest in REITs. In fact, 60% of TDFs have a dedicated REIT sleeve within their asset allocation.
Coverman says alternative investments, such as non-listed REITs, can reduce portfolio volatility and offer a hedge against inflation.
While valuations are somewhat different across different segments of the REIT industry, there is a “wealth of undervaluation” in REITs today—and investors certainly should be paying closer attention.
REITs have delivered a long-term total return to investors that generally matches and often beats broad market aggregates.