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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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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.
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.
A comparison of recent trends of the P/E ratio for the S&P 500 to the price-to-FFO ratio for REITs shows a contrasting risk/reward tradeoff between the broad equity market and REITs.
Nareit’s Ed Pierzak says REITs keeping pace with inflation; balance sheets in “great shape.”
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index remained essentially unchanged in May, posting a narrow total return of 0.1%. Despite the flat monthly performance, REITs continue to lead on a year-to-date basis.
Nareit’s REITworld: 2024 Annual Conference convened 1,300 REIT leaders and industry professionals Nov. 18–21 in Las Vegas.
Interest rates, development, oil prices among key factors expected to influence performance.