Macroeconomic fundamentals

The REIT sector overall entered this crisis period from a stronger position than in previous market downturns in terms of operational performance, balance sheet strength and sources of liquidity available for the potentially lean months ahead.

Nareit’s Investor Outreach team joined the National Council on Teacher Retirement for a webinar to discuss the impact of COVID-19 on commercial real estate and REITs. More than 30 attendees registered for the webinar, representing more than 16 pension plans, investment consulting firms, and asset managers.

In 2019, completed and pending mergers and acquisitions of U.S. REITs declined to $25.9 billion.

Bloomberg Intelligence analysts and guests from Bloomberg Economics and Goldman Sachs will explore the current economic climate and what it means for REIT investors in an upcoming webinar.

The National Council on Teacher Retirement promoted the website in its weekly newsletter.

Pension, endowment, and foundation funds control over $12 trillion in total assets, with approximately $900 billion invested in real estate.