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 An increase in interest rates might be cause for concern if it were predicted to come with no accompanying increase in net operating income—but it’s those changes in net operating income, not the interest rates themselves, that should attract the closest attention of investors in any equity asset such as real estate.

REITs and commercial real estate in the United States will face a number of important questions in 2017. The economic expansion and the commercial real estate cycle are both more than a half-decade old; what are the risks of a downturn? The Federal Reserve has resumed raising its target for short-term interest rates; what impact will higher rates have on financing costs, on the demand for commercial real estate and on REIT share prices? The Presidential Election surprised most observers; what impact might the incoming Trump Administration have on the economy and commercial real estate?

Mortgage REIT Council Meets With Obama Administration Officials 2014 Market Consultation for FTSE NAREIT U.S. Real Estate Index Series India Adopts REIT Regulations; Regulators Visit U.S. to Learn About REIT Experience NAREIT Meets with FASB on Proposed Leases Standard NAREIT Participates in PREA Conference REIT.com Video: Quick Study with NAREIT’s Brad Case NAREIT, EPRA Hold Investor Outreach Meetings Across Europe NAREIT Investor Outreach Team Holds More Than 60 Meetings in September

Most REITs operate as equity REITs, providing investors with the opportunity to invest in portfolios of income-producing real estate. These companies own properties in a range of real estate sectors that are leased to tenants, such as office buildings, shopping centers, apartment complexes and more. They are required to distribute a minimum of 90% of their income to shareholders in the form of dividends.

Pension funds are deploying more capital to REITs to diversify and balance their portfolios.

REITs Off to Solid Start in 2015 NAREIT Joins Coalition Encouraging Congress to Retain Timber Tax Treatment Treasury Implementing Reauthorized TRIA Program NAREIT Submits Comments to Hawaii REIT.com Videos: Leader in the Light Working Forum Fidelity MSCI Real Estate Index ETF Debuts on NYSE REIT.com Video: Fundamentally Speaking NAREIT’s Despins Attends FPPTA Winter Trustees School  

NAREIT Comments on Baucus' Tax Reform Proposals NAREIT Evaluates Baucus' International Tax Reform Proposals Prologis, Weyerhaeuser Named to Global 100 Index Public, Non-Listed REIT Council Meets in Washington Waters Holds Meeting on TRIA NAREIT Among Groups Supporting Tax Deduction for Energy Efficient Buildings NAREIT Collecting 1099-DIV Data NAREIT Updates Tax Treaty Chart Takeaways from Leader in the Light Working Forum Register Today for REITWise 2014 REITs in the Community

REITs Retreat, but Still Outperform Broader Market in July Job Growth Spurs Demand for Rental Housing Investor Outreach Team Holds More Than 30 Meetings in July Call for Nominations for NAREIT Board of Governors CPE Credits Available at NAREIT’s SFO Workshop NAREIT Compensation Survey Covers 127 Positions  

One of the enduring mysteries of reporting on investments is how many people seem to focus on price appreciation OR income, and how few people focus instead on total return

REITs outpaced the broader equity market in the first half of the year.

Europe’s real estate investment climate looks more hospitable today than it did a year ago.

… REIT stocks, measured by the FTSE NAREIT All Equitys REITs Index, posted an amazing average annual total return of 11.22 percent in the last 30 years. … and I’m stickin’ to it.  Ralph Block is the author of “Investing in REITs” and “The Essential REIT” blog. Views …

Farmland Partners is becoming a player in the agricultural real estate business.

November Productive for Investor Outreach Green Street: Pension Funds Leaving Money on the Table With Limited REIT Allocations REIT.com Videos: CEO Spotlights REITs Keep Pace With Broader Market in November 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum Coming Next Month REIT.com Videos: Market Insights REITs in the Community  

House, Senate Pass TRIA Extension Bill; Headed for Obama’s Signature REITs Up 27 Percent in 2014, Doubling S&P 500 REIT.com Videos: CEO Spotlights NAREIT Comments on OECD Model Tax Convention Proposal Leader in the Light Working Forum to Have Record Attendance NAREIT’s Schnure Presents Single-Family Rental Research to AREUEA and ASSA Top 10 News Stories of the Year  

GICS Real Estate Sector Coming in September 2016 Marketplace Fairness Act Reintroduced in Senate REITs Raising Investment in Sustainability, Growing Returns REIT.com Videos: CEO Spotlights NAREIT Joins Coalition Encouraging Congress to Keep Current Law on Like-Kind Exchanges NAREIT’s Despins Meets with Key Stakeholders in Mexico’s Listed Real Estate Industry NAREIT Backs Sustainability Bill in Senate Two NAREIT Corporate Members Added to S&P 500