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 average higher returns over multi-year time horizons compared to private real estate with a broader allocation across innovative property sectors, according to Nareit analysis of past performance.
REITs underutilized despite outperformance compared to private real estate.
In 2023, four deals to acquire publicly-listed REITs have been announced, with a total deal value of $20.4 billion and 97% of the value reflecting acquisitions by listed REITs.
The price-to-NAV spread estimated at the end of 2016 suggests that total returns on exchange-traded Equity REITs would average about 13.6% per year over the next five years.
REITs underperformed broader markets in 2022, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of -24.9% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index returned -24.4%.
Do we need to worry that equity REITs are carrying too much debt?
Investors concerned on macroeconomic and sector levels, analysts say.
Case says REITs gave back gains from October.
Office REITs own and manage office real estate and rent space in those properties to a variety of tenants.
REITs are finding that major mixed-use developments are no longer an exotic niche for specialists, but rather a logical response to several converging trends.
Real estate investors weigh in on the sustainability issues of importance to them.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of -5.9% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index fell 6.0% in August.
As new apartment developments become more luxurious, the availability of affordable rentals is particularly constrained.
Millennials helped keep the residential REIT sector going strong during a volatile 2015.