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.
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.
Nareit tracks quarterly investment holdings for the 27 largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment for insight on expert investor sentiment.
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.
Broader economic concerns weigh on the sector, analysts say.
Timber, office, and data centers led with returns of 15.9%, 10.4%, and 7.3%, respectively.
NAREIT and a number of real estate organizations have written to the Sustainability Accounting Standards Board to explain their reservations with SASB's work thus far in developing proposed sustainability standards for real estate.
IREI/Nareit webinar also examined impact of technology, public-private performance, and more.
Pension funds are deploying more capital to REITs to diversify and balance their portfolios.
Nareit’s Steve Wechsler and John Worth traveled to London last week for discussions including the future of the FTSE Russell indexes and new product development opportunities.
Data center REITs own and manage highly specialized facilities that house the critical IT infrastructure that powers today’s economy.
Valuations in the overall market have edged down 1.4% over the past three months, and are little changed year-to-date.
Listed equity REITs are being used to complete investors’ private real estate portfolios.
Webinar included discussion of CEM Benchmarking study on pension funds.
Institutional investors reevaluating role of REITs in retirement portfolios.
During 2015, NAREIT's Investor Outreach team conducted 513 meetings with many of the largest and most influential investment organizations within the institutional investment marketplace.
REITs are playing a key role in target date funds and retirement planning.