Nareit Staff

It takes a lot of real estate to make your cell phone, social media platforms and office network function. That real estate is increasingly owned by REITs. 

The recovery in commercial real estate markets for the past several years has been uneven and often disappointing, much like the economy as a whole. 

Investment real estate values increased by +0.57 percent during May 2016 according to the FTSE NAREIT PureProperty® Index Series, which provides the earliest measurement of changes in the market values of properties held for investment purposes. 

Single-Family Homes, one of the newest segments of the Equity REIT market, has shown strong growth this year, delivering an 11.74 percent total return through May. 

REITWeek, NAREIT’s annual investor forum, is the REIT industry’s largest investor conference. This year’s REITWeek, held June 7 – 9 in New York had a record attendance of nearly 3,000, as investors, analysts and media gathered to meet with the top management teams of more than 200 REITs. Here are key takeaways from this year’s conference.

Ten Equity REIT property segments exceeded the 6.32 percent total return of the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index in the first five months of 2016, with five segments delivering double-digit returns.

The U.S. REIT market outperformed the broader equity market in May and the first five months of the year. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest measure of the U.S. REIT market including both Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs, delivered a total return of 2.34 percent in May and 6.53 percent for the year through May 31.

Executives to discuss trends in single-family rental sector.

NAREIT’s Investor Forum enters second half of opening day.

NAREIT’s Investor Forum kicks off in earnest this morning.