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.
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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.
A close examination of REIT financial exposures suggests that increases in interest rates may have little impact on their operating performance.
Listed equity REITs are being used to complete investors’ private real estate portfolios.
Goodwin was the founding chairman of Nareit’s PNLR Council.
REIT balance sheets were strong heading into the pandemic with easy access to cash and lines of credit, and operating performance proved to be resilient.
Mortgage REITs are an investment in real estate finance that combine high current income with long-term total return and portfolio diversification. MREITs have delivered a 21.2 percent total return over the past year, outpacing most other investments over this period.
REITs delivered solid gains in operating results in 2015:Q4. Funds From Operations (FFO) of All Listed U.S. Equity REITs rose nearly 10% from a year ago, to $12.2 billion, and Net Operating Income (NOI) increased 13.2% over this period. Dividends paid by All Listed U.S. Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs increased 5.1% over 2014:Q4. Total dividends paid for the year as a whole increased to nearly $45 billion.
If you’re a day-trader, average returns during long historical periods are irrelevant. For those with long horizons, exchange-traded Equity REITs have proven themselves over and over again.
Nonfarm payrolls rose 209,000 in July, signaling that the economy has good momentum at mid-summer, while office jobs in Gateway Cities have rebounded in recent months..
Vacancy rates are likely to remain low as adult members of shared households eventually strike out on their own. However, that the process may take longer than anticipated.
REITs and broad market equities faced challenges in August, as the sharply rising 10-year Treasury yield hit 4.34%, its highest level since 2007, and then declined to 4.09% in the final week of the month.
On September 30, 2016, the debt-to-total market capitalization of the Equity REIT market (debt divided by the sum of debt and equity) was 31.9 percent, the lowest since the end of 1997.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of 8.6% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index rose 9.1% in July.
Earnings remained positive for REITs into 2019, with FFO totaling $16.5 billion in the second quarter.
Nareit spoke with several REIT finance veterans about what they love about the REIT industry and why young finance professionals should pursue a career in real estate.
The economy is returning to its trend growth after getting a boost from the 2017 tax cuts.