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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New research by Nareit estimates that 168 million Americans, or roughly 50% of American households, were invested in REIT stocks in 2023.
REITs outperformed broader markets by nearly 1.3% in June, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 75 basis points and signaled a more aggressive approach to fighting inflation in the coming months.
A recent Nareit commentary explored average annual net total returns for REITs and total private real estate, as well as private real estate investment styles, using realized pension fund performance from CEM Benchmarking.
New data from the first quarter of 2025 demonstrate that REITs continue to maintain well-structured debt—90.9% of listed REITs’ total debt was at a fixed rate while 79.4% of their total debt was unsecured, according to Nareit’s quarterly REIT Industry Tracker released today.
Nareit Hawaii held its 4th Annual Mahalo Reception on Sept. 26 to honor nonprofits providing affordable housing in Hawaii and announce the five awardees of Nareit Foundation grants in 2024.
REITs outperformed most other GICs sectors with only 5.8% of the REIT market cap downgraded. REITs were the third best performing GICS sector by this measure.
U.S. REITs raised $2.5 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from $8.6 billion raised in Q3.
The growing use of target-date funds (TDFs) remains the dominant investment-related trend in the defined contribution and individual retirement account markets, and REITs continued to be a critical component of TDFs in 2024.
In 2024, U.S. listed REITs distributed approximately $66 billion in dividends, as reflected in Nareit’s REIT Industry Tracker.
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While broad equity and REIT market valuation dislocations may be uncommon, historically, they have presented buying opportunities for REIT investors.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 2.4% in July, extending its year-to-date total return to 17.7%.
REITs raised approximately $79.9 billion in 2025, a figure that does not include fourth quarter ATM issuance due to a lag in reporting.
Nareit has named Ayris Scales as Senior Vice President of Social Responsibility & Global Initiatives.
With mixed economic growth results, waning job gains, increasing interest rates, and rising recession risk, the U.S. economy is facing numerous headwinds.