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.
First Potomac Realty Trust has made big moves to reposition itself in the U.S. capital
Mervyn King talks about the events that led up to the financial crisis, the hubris of economists, war games with the Federal Reserve and more.
Dirk Brounen is professor of real estate economics at Tilburg University in the Netherlands.
Westfield focuses on flagship stores in flagship assets.
Mark Ruloff is Director, Asset Allocation – Towers Watson Investment Services
Ashford Hospitality CEO Monty Bennett juggles spin-offs, new platforms and social media.
Farmland Partners and its growing farm partners suggest that the REIT structure offers unique benefits to both the farmer and the investor alike by stabilizing the process.
NAREIT’s Dividends Through Diversity Initiative seeks to promote the recruitment, inclusion and advancement of women and other minority groups in REITs and the broader commercial real estate industry.
Debate among investors and academics regarding the wisdom of public company buybacks continues.
Office REIT Highwoods Properties Inc. has capitalized on the growth of the Sun Belt.
Spirit Realty CEO Jackson Hsieh has overseen a wholesale transformation of the net lease REIT under his watch.
Richard Florida is the Founder of the Creative Class Group.
Passive and actively managed funds provide the means by which the vast majority of REIT investors access the benefits of REIT-based real estate investment. Chief among them is a long-term track record of competitive performance.