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    REITs invest in the majority of real estate property types, including offices, apartment buildings, warehouses, retail centers, medical facilities, data centers, cell towers, infrastructure and hotels. 

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Market Analysis & Research

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AEW’s Gina Szymanski Stays Bullish on REIT Earnings Growth
03/17/2022
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Market Commentary
FTSE Nareit U.S. & FTSE EPRA/Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series Quarterly Review for 2022 Q1

The additions, deletions and classification changes will be applied on Friday, Mar. 18, 2022.

03/14/2022
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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
2022 REITS interest rates chart 1
Market Commentary
Jobs Report Shows Return-to-Office Rebound in February

Over 3.4 million workers who had gone back to telecommuting during January were back in the office in February

03/08/2022
Return to Office rebounded in February
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
REIT Earnings Rose 24.6% in 2021

REIT earnings, as measured by funds from operations (FFO), rose 24.6% in the full year 2021 as the recovery from the early stages of the pandemic gained momentum.

03/03/2022
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Market Commentary
Pensions Increasingly Using REITs to Access Real Estate

The 2022 Pensions & Investments annual survey of pension plans found that REIT assets in the largest 200 U.S. retirement plans grew 22% to $34.2 billion during the year.

02/28/2022
Pension Plan Changes in Real Estate Allocations
Market Commentary
Estimating the Size of the Commercial Real Estate Market

For the second quarter of 2021, REITs made up an estimated 9.4% of the total CRE market.

02/15/2022
Estimates of Commercial Property Value: 2021Q2
Market Commentary
REITs Set Record for Annual Capital Raising

U.S. REITs raised more than $126 billion from IPOs and secondary debt and equity offerings in 2021, a new record for annual capital raising.

02/11/2022
US REIT capital Raising chart
Market Commentary
What Does the January Jobs Report Say About Commercial Real Estate and REITs?

Solid macroeconomic fundamentals are good news for commercial real estate and REITs, as a growing economy generates increased demand for leased commercial space.

02/08/2022
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Market Commentary
REITs Fell in January

REITs fell sharply in January 2022 as the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 Pandemic persisted and the Federal Reserve indicated its readiness to tighten monetary policy.

02/02/2022
Market Commentary
Global Real Estate Posts Strong Returns in 2021

The FTSE EPRA/Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series performed strongly in 2021, with the Developed index posting a total return of 27.2%, while the Global index, which includes both Developed and Emerging Markets, returned 23.0%.

01/31/2022
Global Real Estate Returns

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