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.
U.S. REITs raised more than $126 billion from IPOs and secondary debt and equity offerings in 2021, a new record for annual capital raising.
Nareit’s annual update of REIT property counts and estimated gross asset values by state and property sector is now available on the revamped REITs Across America website.
A close examination of REIT financial exposures suggests that increases in interest rates may have little impact on their operating performance.
The 2022 Pensions & Investments annual survey of pension plans found that REIT assets in the largest 200 U.S. retirement plans grew 22% to $34.2 billion during the year.
An increase in interest rates might be cause for concern if it were predicted to come with no accompanying increase in net operating income—but it’s those changes in net operating income, not the interest rates themselves, that should attract the closest attention of investors in any equity asset such as real estate.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index declined 1.4% in March and has risen 3.1% on a year-to-date basis as of March 31.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index posted a total return of 3.8% in January, while the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index returned 3.5%.
First quarter REIT performance, early second quarter performance, and how REITs are positioned amid current market volatility was the focus of the April 8 webinar, “FTSE Nareit US Real Estate Indexes in Review & What’s Next.”
One of the dominant themes among institutional real estate investors of the past few years has been the shift toward “alternative” property types.
Nine of the 14 REIT sectors posted a positive total return.
Evidence is emerging that hybrid or remote work is becoming a permanent feature for many office workers.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Index posted a total return of 11.1% through the first two months of 2026, while the FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index returned 10.8% for the same period.
REITs average higher returns over multi-year time horizons compared to private real estate with a broader allocation across innovative property sectors, according to Nareit analysis of past performance.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index rose 1.2% in June.
U.S. REITs raised $16.6 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the second quarter of 2024.
Recent disputes over tariffs and trade policy introduced volatility to global real estate markets alongside broader stock markets.