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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REITs delivered strong investment performance through mid-year 2026, outperforming the broad equity market by a sizable margin.
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U.S. REITs raised $2.5 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from $8.6 billion raised in Q3.
Technology not just impacts the types of assets some REITs own, it also changes how they operate.
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Rising GDP and the job growth that goes with it are the most important determinants of demand for real estate, as businesses need more office space for workers and industrial space to produce, store and ship goods.
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Timber, office, and data centers led with returns of 15.9%, 10.4%, and 7.3%, respectively.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 2.4% in July, extending its year-to-date total return to 17.7%.
Despite slowing in March, equity REITs up nearly 10 percent in first three months of 2014.
In 2024, U.S. listed REITs distributed approximately $66 billion in dividends, as reflected in Nareit’s REIT Industry Tracker.
The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index rallied in the fourth quarter of 2023 as bond yields declined in the United States and other developed markets.
While broad equity and REIT market valuation dislocations may be uncommon, historically, they have presented buying opportunities for REIT investors.
REITs raised approximately $79.9 billion in 2025, a figure that does not include fourth quarter ATM issuance due to a lag in reporting.
S&P 500 posts a total return of 12 percent.
A recent Nareit commentary highlighted the stubbornly slow-to-close and wide public-private real estate cap rate spread.
Low debt and plenty of cash have assisted Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II’s aggressive acquisitions strategy.
REITs were well-positioned heading into the coronavirus crisis and have employed a variety of additional measures to withstand the worst of the downturn.