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.
Each year Nareit collects tax reporting data for each Nareit member. View this year's data or explore the archive.
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.
Economic fundamentals for REITs and real estate continue to improve. GDP growth slowed in late 2015, but mainly reflecting a decline in energy exploration and in export markets; domestic sectors supporting real estate remain firm.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index ended a tumultuous March down 1.7% for the month, and the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Extended Index declined 2.3%.
U.S. REITs raised $5.2 billion from debt and equity offerings in the fourth quarter of 2023; note that this total is preliminary and will be revised upward when ATM program usage data become available.
Speed was awarded Nareit’s 2008 Industry Leadership Award for significant contributions to the REIT industry.
More than 800 industry professionals gathered to learn about the latest developments impacting the real estate sector.
Now that we are on the other side of the Wall of Maturities, it’s worth a look back to see how the market fared, and what are the prospects for the CMBS market in the year ahead.
Timber, office, and data centers led with returns of 15.9%, 10.4%, and 7.3%, respectively.
Gaming REITs are real estate companies that own gaming, entertainment, and experiential real estate properties, including casinos, resorts, and hotels.
Rising house prices have raised concerns about whether another speculative bubble is brewing. In today’s housing markets, however, it is a scarcity of housing supply that is pushing up prices.
First Street Foundation’s Risk Factor™ platform provides comprehensive risk analysis data.
At the end of 2020, U.S. public REITs owned an estimated 502,937 properties and 15.1 million acres of timberland across the U.S.
December 2018 was bitter for investors. Total returns in the broad REIT market were -7.73 percent—but that was good news compared with large-cap stocks (-9.03 percent according to the S&P 500), small-cap stocks (-11.88 percent for the Russell 2000) and especially small-cap value stocks (-12.09 percent).
Join Nareit for an ESG Exchange webinar to find out what it’s like to work in an ESG role for a REIT; gain insights into green economy hiring trends and how you might find your next role; and learn more about the growing focus on ESG in the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry.
Becoming a core part of new GICS real estate sector reflects growth of REIT-based real estate investment.
REITalent Spotlight on ESG Careers: Q&A with AvalonBay Communities’ Director of Corporate Responsibility, Inclusion, and Diversity Christine McElhinney
The economic fundamentals for CRE markets maintained momentum in Q3, with GDP growth on trend and modest job gains.