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    REITs Outperform Private Real Estate by More Than 2.0% in DB Plans

    CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.

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    REITs Leverage Joint Venture Partnerships to Fuel Expansion
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Nicole Funari

Market Commentary
REITs Own 575,000 Properties in the U.S.

Nareit’s annual update of REIT property counts and estimated gross asset values by state and property sector is now available on the REITs Across America website.

11/03/2023
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US REIT Map
Industry News
Housing Starts Rebound Key to Timber REITs’ Success

Timberland REITs specialize in harvesting and selling timber for lumber products.

10/04/2023
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Timberland
Market Commentary
Actively Managed Real Estate Fund Tracker: 2023Q2

Infrastructure, data centers, and health care each have more than a 10% share of assets.

09/28/2023
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Change in weight by property sector
Market Commentary
Proper Balance Sheets: REIT Sectors Focused on Low Leverage with Fixed Rate and Unsecured Debt

During this period of divergent public and private property valuations, the commercial real estate mortgage market has been marked by higher interest rates and stricter underwriting standards.

09/14/2023
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Fixed Rate Debt
Market Commentary
Reading the Real Estate Market: Tracking Active Managers’ Allocations Over Time

Nareit is tracking quarterly investment holdings for the 28 largest actively managed real estate investment funds focusing on REIT investment.

08/11/2023
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Managed Fund Weight vs. FTSE Nareit All Equity Weight
Market Commentary
2023 Mid-year Report: REIT Trends in Property Sector Allocations by Actively Managed Real Estate Funds

Actively managed funds represent 7% of REIT market capitalization and they have been a key element in REITs’ long-term success because of their combined real estate and equity investment expertise and analysis.

07/21/2023
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REIT Rends in Actively Managed Funds graphic
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Amid Housing Crunch, REITs Maintain Strong Operating Performance

Residential REITs are more than just apartment building owners; they enable people to live or stay in all types of dwellings including houses, RVs, and boats. Residential REITs own more than 1.1 million apartment units and 183,000 single family rental houses as well as RV parks and marinas.

06/08/2023
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Residential Green Apartment Complex
Market Commentary
U.S. Public Equity REITs Insulated from Mortgage Market Turmoil

The commercial real estate (CRE) mortgage market has changed dramatically since the end of 2021. For many real estate investors, gone are the days of low-cost, readily available property financing.

06/06/2023
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Aggregate U.S. Public Equity REIT Leverage Ratios
Market Commentary
REIT Skilled Nursing Tenants Have High Quality Measure Ratings

Skilled nursing facilities (SNFs) that are housed in properties leased from REITs tend to have better quality measures and ratings compared with those that rent non-REIT properties or own their buildings.

04/28/2023
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2022 Share of Skilled Nursing Facilities by Long-Stay Quality Measure Rating
Market Commentary
GRESB Shows REITs Continue to Improve Environmental Performance in 2022

GRESB, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, has released its 2022 data on environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance for REITs.

04/20/2023
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Weighted Average Change in Like-for-Like Energy
Market Commentary
REITs Offer Diversification and Timeliness

Recent research by Nareit shows that REIT returns have tended to bounce back—and even surge—after significant public and private real estate market divergences.

03/30/2023
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Property Sector Diversification
Market Commentary
REIT Investment Increases Staffing Time at Skilled Nursing Facilities

New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants.

02/16/2023
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2022 Share of Nursing Homes by Long Stay Quality Measure Rating

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Nicole Funari is vice president of research at Nareit where she provides property and sector-level analysis as well as research on investors and commercial real estate markets. 

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