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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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.
New data from the second quarter of 2025 show that REITs had notable gains in net operating income (NOI)—4.8% year over year, according to the Nareit Total REIT Industry Tracker Series (T-Tracker®) report released today.
Fifty-four listed equity REITs responded between April 8 and April 15, representing most property sectors and almost $418 billion in equity market capitalization or 44% of the FTSE Nareit All Equity REIT equity market capitalization.
New Data Highlight Solid NOI Growth, Strong Balance Sheets
Nearly 2,500 people came together over the course of REITweek 2025 to discuss REITs and REIT-based real estate investments.
New data from the fourth quarter of 2023 show that REITs continue to have well-structured debt
In 2024, U.S. listed REITs distributed approximately $66 billion in dividends, as reflected in Nareit’s REIT Industry Tracker.
FFO rose 5.6% as the economy reopened and REITs display resilience with strong balance sheets, low leverage ratios.
During this period of divergent public and private property valuations, the commercial real estate mortgage market has been marked by higher interest rates and stricter underwriting standards.
CEM has collaborated with Nareit for 10 years on pension fund performance, allocation research.
Third quarter REIT performance, sector outlooks, and the closing gap between public and private real estate valuations took center stage during the “FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Indexes in Review and What’s Next” webinar.
NAREIT’s Calvin Schnure says high occupancy rates bode well for 2016.
Nareit’s Schnure, senior vice president of research and economic analysis, was interviewed on the television program last week.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rebounded from a weak January, rising 1.9% in February. REITs underperformed broader markets as the Russell 1000 and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market both rose 5.4%.
Cambridge Associates reports that private equity real estate funds have underperformed listed equity REITs by 3.91 percentage points per year over the past 25 years.
Industrial, infrastructure and data center REIT returns outpace market.
FTSE Nareit All REITs Index Shows 1.46% Gain in Q3