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As of May 21, which marks 15 months since the market peak prior to the pandemic, REIT total returns have fully recovered from the initial losses in early 2020.
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.
The apartment market led the way among commercial property markets in the third quarter, as robust demand pushed down the national vacancy rate and supported rent growth.
REITs have also prepared themselves for economic uncertainty by building up their stock of cash and cash-like assets and maintaining substantial unused lines of credit.
Total returns from a passively managed investment in listed U.S. equity REITs averaged 11.45% per year over the 25 years ending April 2015, compared to just 9.95% per year for large-cap U.S. stocks.
Nareit’s Calvin Schnure says COVID-19 accelerating several trends already in motion.
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.
Timber, office, and data centers led with returns of 15.9%, 10.4%, and 7.3%, respectively.
Analysts say supply/demand imbalance is the greatest opportunity ahead for health care REITs.
Earning in the overall U.S. listed REIT sector have recovered half the decline that took place last spring as shutdowns spread across the country.
EPA senior advisor Cindy Jacobs says water, waste efficiency next areas of focus.
The outlook for REITs and commercial real estate remains favorable, despite some mixed macroeconomic news in the early months of this year.
Nearly every recent housing market indicator has shown significant increases for July, and were above consensus expectations.
Nareit and Wilshire Associates participated in a webinar hosted by FTSE Russell.
Concern about business risks associated with climate change is growing in the insurance, banking, credit rating and other financial services industries, according to an article by Deloitte risk management staff members published in the Wall Street Journal.