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Nareit's John Worth along with Brandon Benjamin of Brookfield Asset Management will discuss the performance for the second quarter of 2025 and upcoming trends.
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The gradual reopening of the economy in the weeks and months ahead will restart the cash flows for many businesses small and large.
The percentage of mortgages held in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS) that were 30+ days delinquent jumped from 2.29% in April to 7.15% in May.
REITs extended their weekly winning streak to three weeks of gains, and are up five of the past six weeks.
The good news about the outlook for the economy and commercial real estate as of early June is that we are likely at a turning point for labor markets, consumer spending, and business activity.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index posted total returns of negative 4.5%. Broader markets were down as well, with the Russell 1000 reversing nearly all the gains of the prior week.
The overall REIT sector was slightly down, with the All Equity REITs total return index declining 0.6%.
The June results show an improvement for most sectors, suggesting that re-openings of the retail sector in many parts of the country in May have had a positive economic impact for retail REITs.
All property sectors of the REIT universe declined last week as a surge in new cases of COVID-19 in many states raised concerns that the economic reopening may be delayed.
The impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and economic shutdown has not been spread evenly across the economy or across real estate sectors.
The most visible sign of this lockdown is the collapse of sales transactions, which fell sharply as social distancing rules went into effect.
REITs rebounded last week with a 5.2% total return, according to the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index, ending a string of declines over the three prior weeks.
The high level of jobless claims week after week raised fears that new rounds of layoffs may be spreading from the sectors initially hit by the crisis to the rest of the economy, and perhaps warning of greater damage from the shutdowns.
REITs’ access to capital demonstrates investor confidence in their ability to operate despite difficult economic and financial market conditions.
REIT share prices declined last week, with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs total return index down 2.3%. Most
Re-openings of the retail sector in many parts of the country in May continue to have a positive economic impact for retail REITs. The other sectors showed little change from June with continued strong rent collections.