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.
Nareit’s REIT Directory provides a comprehensive list of REIT and publicly traded real estate companies that are members of Nareit. The directory can be sorted and filtered by sector, listing status, and stock performance.
CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.
Partnerships are occurring across a range of REIT property sectors.
REITweek Investor Conference, taking place June 2-5 in New York, is the REIT industry’s largest annual gathering of executives, investors, and industry partners.
For 60 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.
Rivel’s Gene Rubin also says recent survey shows outlook for REITs as investment class has “improved significantly.”
The RMR Group’s John Forester said the company examines its emissions, green leases, and flood data on a quarterly basis as well.
Physicians Realty’s Leann Mester says projects are driven by the interests of the team.
Olivia Leigh says REITs should think more about transferable skills and competencies of potential talent.
The UN-Habitat group gathered representatives from member states and public and private sector real estate experts on July 25 to discuss plans to decarbonize the built environment.
Deloitte is a 2023 Nareit Platinum Industry Partner program member.
IMT’s Marla Thalheimer says green leases are an important tool for companies to meet ESG goals.
The Clean Energy Buyers Association’s Kevin Hagen says that much of the negative impact of carbon in real estate comes from electricity, so energy efficiency and access to clean energy are key.
Deloitte’s Lauren Pesa said Scope 1 and 2 will inevitably be included in the SEC climate rule and REITs can prepare for that now.
Nareit’s Ed Pierzak says REIT balance sheets benefitting from low leverage, access to unsecured debt.
Gaming REITs are real estate companies that own gaming, entertainment, and experiential real estate properties, including casinos, resorts, and hotels.
In making the case for an allocation to real estate in an investment portfolio, one of the oft-cited arguments is real estate’s ability to generate income.
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.