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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REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
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Active managers in the REIT space differ significantly from those in private real estate principally in their investment in non-traditional property sectors.
In the second quarter of 2024, active managers increased allocations in the digital sectors and health care.
REITs underperformed broader markets in 2022, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of -24.9% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index returned -24.4%.
Historically, REITs have performed well during periods of rising long-term interest rates with average four-quarter return in periods with rising rates of 16.55% compared to 10.68% in non-rising rate periods from the first quarter of 1992 to the fourth quarter of 2021.
Americold CEO Fred Boehler went from a career in supply chain management to a position overseeing more than 150 temperature-controlled facilities around the world.
It would be difficult to find many individuals who have had a more profound influence on modern investing than American economist Burton Malkiel.
Data Center Sector Delivers 8.8% Gain.
Industrial, timberland REITs led the sector last month.
CEO Stephen Budorick says REIT’s portfolio is 95% leased overall.
Shopping center REIT returns led gains last month.
Alliant, Block Strong, and Yardi will each advertise in all six REIT magazine issues this year.
Continued evolution in the REIT industry is expected to generate more opportunities for the creation of new indexes.
Recent research by Nareit shows that REIT returns have tended to bounce back—and even surge—after significant public and private real estate market divergences.
All investing is a relative, not an absolute, game. If the stock market pops by 25 percent in one year and your fund is up 18 percent, you’re sort of a loser. If your fund gains 2 percent and the market loses 20 percent, then you’re a rock star.