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U.S. REITs raised $13.6 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the second quarter of 2022, down from $27.5 billion raised during the same period in 2021.
While today’s property market tends to be characterized by supply–demand imbalances, declining/low occupancy rates, and moderating/low rental growth rates, signs of stabilizing fundamentals have started to percolate.
The Strategic Property REIT Execution and Delivery (SPREAD) team at Teacher Retirement System of Texas (TRS) recognized the opportunity in the current divergence and seized it with a $400 million commitment for a tactical investment in U.S. public equity REITs. The investment yielded a 17.1% internal rate of return (IRR) with $47 million in profit.
Office REIT Columbia Property Trust narrows focus to New York, San Francisco and Washington.
U.S. REITs raised $23.3 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the third quarter of 2024; $15.4 billion came from debt, $5.1 billion was raised in one IPO, and $2.8 billion came from secondary common and preferred equity offerings.
REITs outpace broader market as fundamentals remain robust.
Positive factors offset by continued high leverage, slow economy.
KPMG survey points to increased interest in Southeast, Midwest regions.
The total return of the U.S. Equity REIT market fell short of the S&P 500’s gain in 2016, while Mortgage REITs nearly doubled the total return of the broader equity market.
Bi-monthly thoughts from NAREIT's Chairman.
U.S. REITs exploring more international growth opportunities.
REIT prices don’t reflect positive fundamentals, analysts say.
REITs outperformed broader markets by nearly 1.3% in June, as the Federal Reserve hiked interest rates by 75 basis points and signaled a more aggressive approach to fighting inflation in the coming months.
Despite continuing high inflation, REIT returns continue to outpace returns for the S&P 500 on an annualized basis and REIT operating performance growth has exceeded price growth in 2021.