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.
Special video message from NAREIT: The REITWay.
Here’s the myth: an increase in interest rates is bad for real estate investors. Here’s the empirical fact: the historical evidence shows that real estate investors—at least those who invest through exchange-traded REITs—have usually done better during rising-rate environments than when interest rates were declining.
Cohen & Steers CEO recalls “brutal” fund launch and looks ahead to future of REITs.
Nareit’s REITwise 2025: Law, Accounting & Finance Conference convened nearly 1,100 real estate executives and REIT industry professionals March 25-27 in San Antonio, Texas.
A new Morningstar Associates analysis, sponsored by Nareit, found that the optimal portfolio allocation to REITs ranges between 5% and 18%.
REITs are playing a key role in target date funds and retirement planning.
Multiple studies conducted by different research firms have come to similar conclusions, finding that the optimal portfolio allocation to REITs may be between 5% and 15%.
Survey by Altus Group, NAREIT and NCREIF reveals top commercial real estate investment choices of leading executives.
REITs expected to maintain a capital market transaction advantage next year.
Institutional investors are increasingly implementing portfolio completion strategies, which use REITs to “complete” their portfolios, ensuring they reflect the current real estate universe.
Strong companies could leverage capital access to pursue growth opportunities in 2025.
One of the dominant themes among institutional real estate investors of the past few years has been the shift toward “alternative” property types.
Opening Doors to REITs in China and India.