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Nicole Funari

Market Commentary
REITs Post Record High FFO in the First Quarter of 2022

REIT earnings, as measured by funds from operations, increased 30.9% from the previous year to a record high of over $18 billion in the first quarter of 2022, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.

05/18/2022
FFO by REIT Sectors
Market Commentary
REIT Operating Performance Remains Strong Against High Inflation

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April 2022 Consumer Price Index data showing a much smaller monthly increase in prices in April than in March.

05/13/2022
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Market Commentary
Strong Job Market Puts Upward Pressure on Wages

March marked 23 straight months with hires greater than separations and the March JOLTs report showed private job openings are in excess of 10.5 million, the highest level ever recorded.

05/05/2022
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Market Commentary
REIT Performance Holding Strong Against Record High Inflation

Despite continuing high inflation, REIT returns continue to outpace returns for the S&P 500 on an annualized basis and REIT operating performance growth has exceeded price growth in 2021.

04/12/2022
REIT Returns v. S&P in Inflationary Periods
Market Commentary
REITs Continue to Outperform Private Real Estate

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.

03/29/2022
Net Average Annual Returns Through 2021
Market Commentary
How Rising Interest Rates Have Affected REIT Performance

Historically, REITs have performed well during periods of rising long-term interest rates with average four-quarter return in periods with rising rates of 16.55% compared to 10.68% in non-rising rate periods from the first quarter of 1992 to the fourth quarter of 2021.

03/09/2022
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Market Commentary
How REITs and Private Real Estate Performed Through the Pandemic

REITs have outperformed private real estate property and fund indexes through the fourth quarter of 2021 and have an annual increase of 41.3% in 2021 compared to 22.2% for private real estate.

03/04/2022
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Market Commentary
Nareit Study Shows the Growth and Benefits of Global REIT Adoption

There are currently 41 countries and regions, accounting for 85% of global GDP with a combined population of nearly 5 billion people, that have enacted REIT legislation.

02/28/2022
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Market Commentary
REITs Own 503,000 Properties in the U.S.

At the end of 2020, U.S. public REITs owned an estimated 502,937 properties and 15.1 million acres of timberland across the U.S.

01/25/2022
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Market Commentary
How Does Inflation Affect REIT and Stock Performance?

In 2021, REITs outperformed the S&P 500 by 12.6 percentage points with an annual return of 41.3%.

01/13/2022
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Market Commentary
REITs & Inflation Outlook 2022: What to Know

Early indications from the past two quarters suggest REITs are likely to perform well if we enter into a sustained inflationary environment.

12/07/2021
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Market Commentary
REITs Supported 2.9 million Jobs in 2020

EY’s latest REIT Economic Contributions report estimates REITs supported 2.93 million full time equivalent jobs in the U.S in 2020, producing $197.0 billion in labor income.

11/23/2021
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