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.
CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.
For the remainder of 2025 and into 2026, REITs are well-equipped to handle market volatility while capitalizing on growth opportunities in CRE transactions.
REITworld will take place Dec. 8-11 in Dallas, TX. This event provides opportunities for individual meetings between REITs, investors, and analysts.
For 60 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.
Investors favor REITs as economic momentum in broader economy continues.
Listed equity REITs have generally outperformed small-cap value stocks, posting slightly higher returns but substantially lower volatility and substantially better diversification benefits.
Ken Betts of Locke Lorde LLP says PNRLs looking to make liquidity events more effective.
Mark Streeter says REIT industry continues to perform well from a credit perspective.
CEO Ray Lewis says skilled nursing segment set to benefit from regulatory changes.
Nareit awards recognize influence and contributions of industry leaders.
EastGroup Properties is meeting the growing need for smaller industrial distribution facilities located close to consumers across the Sun Belt.
Industry leaders discuss the impact of LITL and GRESB on sustainability.
CEO David Cramer says NSA seeing some pressure on new customer demand.
NAREIT's Brad Case discusses broad-based outperformance.
Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has been increasing, particularly among the largest, most sophisticated plans.
Specialty REITs own and manage a unique mix of property types and collect rent from tenants.
Digital Realty is expanding globally as demand for data accelerates.
CEM research shows that REITs had an average net return of about 9.7% from 1998-2022.
New data from the second quarter show that REITs continue to have well-structured debt—79% of REITs’ total debt was unsecured, while 91% of listed REITs’ total debt was at a fixed rate, according to the Nareit Total REIT Industry Tracker Series (T-Tracker®) report released today.