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.
In this mid-year review and outlook, Nareit’s research team reviews the macroeconomic environment, REIT returns and operational performance at the halfway point of the year.
Nareit represents REITs and publicly traded real estate companies in matters of legislation and public policy. Additionally, Nareit informs the investment community about the REIT approach to real estate investment. Efforts in these areas extend to international investors and governments.
Individuals can invest in REITs in a variety of different ways, including purchasing shares of REIT stocks, mutual funds, and exchange-traded funds. REITs also play a growing role in defined benefit and defined contribution investment plans.
The FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series tracks the performance of the U.S. REIT industry at both an industry-wide level and on a sector-by-sector basis. Annual return data begin in 1972.
Enacted in the wake of 9/11, the Terrorism Risk Insurance Act (TRIA) has provided stability to the economy since 2002 by restoring the private insurance marketplace and allowing businesses to once again purchase terrorism risk insurance while protecting the economy against highly unpredictable, catastrophic terrorist attacks.