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.
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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.
REITs look for creative, cost-effective solutions to expand renewable energy.
Teams from 32 universities competed to produce highest returns from investment portfolios.
Environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance are core attributes of the REIT industry. Together they are increasingly important to the communities in which REITs operate and to investors in REITs.
The total return of the U.S. Equity REIT market fell short of the S&P 500’s gain in 2016, while Mortgage REITs nearly doubled the total return of the broader equity market.
While still a work in progress, digital property rights are becoming increasingly important to property owners.
The REIT industry continues to persevere and remain true to its original mission: to allow all investors, notably small investors, the ability to access the benefits of income-producing real estate.
Fibra Inn, one of the new players in the nascent market of publicly traded real estate in Mexico, represents a microcosm of sorts for the rapid growth underway in the broader market.
A look at how operating partnership units changed (and continue to shape) REITs and real estate investment.
The Teacher Retirement System of Texas pension plan has made REITs integral to its investment strategy.
Analysts say fundamentals are likely to start rebalancing by the end of the year.
Investment benefits from REITs can apply to both younger and older investors, McCarthy says.
Sheila McGrath, a senior managing director covering equity REITs and real estate operating companies at Evercore ISI, was the recipient of the 2019 Nareit Industry Achievement Award.