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.
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Nareit’s 2026 outlook addresses the topics that have been on the minds of real estate investors, including valuation divergences, compelling opportunities, and global strategies.
REITweek is the largest REIT-focused event, connecting institutional investors with REIT management teams through company presentations, one-on-one meetings, and curated networking.
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 have seen a large increase in investor interest in ESG with greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and climate change top of mind.
REITs have strengthened their balance sheets over the past decade, with average leverage and interest expense to NOI falling to historical lows. Averages, however, don’t reveal what is going on in the tails and if there are hidden pockets of risks.
New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants.
A conversation about how REITs are navigating capital markets and economic uncertainty took center stage during the lunch general session on day one of Nareit’s REITweek: 2025 Investor Conference.
REITs issued $19.2 billion in secondary offerings of common equity during the first half of 2019, which is more than they raised during the entire year of 2018.
REIT earnings, as measured by funds from operations (FFO), rose 24.6% in the full year 2021 as the recovery from the early stages of the pandemic gained momentum.
REITs have outperformed the S&P 500 in recent months, with a cumulative total return of 14.6 percent since their low point in early February.
The total economic contribution of U.S. REITs in 2014, the most recent year of complete information, was an estimated 1.8 million full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs and $107.5 billion of labor income.
Survey by Altus Group, NAREIT and NCREIF reveals top commercial real estate investment choices of leading executives.
Gross domestic product surpassed expectations in the first quarter, and strong job growth in March and April provide a favorable backdrop for demand for leased commercial space.
Total returns from a passively managed investment in the broad listed U.S. equity REIT market averaged 11.46% per year over the 20 years ending April 2015, substantially better than the broad stock market at just 9.50% per year.
One of the keys to finding opportunities in the current real estate landscape is by differentiating between transitory and permanent changes in consumer behavior and the use of real estate.
When Real Estate companies are removed from the Financials Sector of the S&P Dow Jones Indices and become constituents of a new Real Estate Sector on September 16, the sector will be the eight largest of the 11 headline sectors that make up the S&P 1,500 Index.
Disappointing earnings from the some of the largest companies outside of the REIT space weighed heavily on REITs at the close of the month.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index, broader markets, and treasuries responded positively as investors broadly believe the Federal Reserve’s cycle of monetary policy tightening to be over.
Nareit shares the strides that its member REITs are taking to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion and how they are recognizing LGBTQ Pride Month this year.