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Pension, endowment, and foundation funds control over $12 trillion in total assets, with approximately $900 billion invested in real estate.

Are REITs underrepresented in your clients' portfolios? Commercial real estate represents 16% of the U.S. investment market.

More than 40 countries and regions have adopted the U.S.-based REIT approach to real estate investment offering all investors access to portfolios of income producing real estate across the globe. Mutual funds and exchange-traded funds offer the easiest and most efficient way for investors to add global listed real estate allocations to portfolios.

With everyday life upended by the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, the commercial real estate industry is shifting on a daily basis.

In 2016, S&P Dow Jones Indices and MSCI elevated stock-exchange listed real estate companies (including REITs) from under the Financials Sector to a new 11th headline Real Estate Sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).

Retail REITs own and manage retail real estate and rent space in those properties to tenants.

Investments from listed property companies in emerging markets have been especially strong over the past year, according to the FTSE EPRA/NAREIT Global Real Estate Index Series.  Over longer historical periods, however, risk-adjusted returns from listed U.S. equity REITs have outpaced those from listed real estate in both emerging markets and non-U.S. developed markets.

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?

The 2022 Pensions & Investments annual survey of pension plans found that REIT assets in the largest 200 U.S. retirement plans grew 22% to $34.2 billion during the year.

The three authors of the study, Tom Arnold, David Ling, and Andy Naranjo spoke with REIT magazine about their research findings and the ramifications for public and private real estate investors.

Nareit and its REESA partners continue to advance adoption of the REIT model worldwide.

To coincide with and in recognition of Women’s History Month, Nareit is speaking with female executives who have an essential role in making the REIT landscape more diverse and successful.

Residential REITs are more than just apartment building owners; they enable people to live or stay in all types of dwellings including houses, RVs, and boats. Residential REITs own more than 1.1 million apartment units and 183,000 single family rental houses as well as RV parks and marinas.

Despite concerns regarding the impact of work-from-home and uncertainty surrounding near-term office usage, office REIT operational performance has been resilient.

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.

REITs are an important part of the economy, investors’ portfolio and local communities. Taken individually, a single REIT-owned property can change the entire complexion of a neighborhood. When viewed as an entire industry, REITs significantly contribute to the tax base, job market, and community.