Blog How REITs Provide Protection Against Inflation Real estate rents and values tend to increase when prices do, due in part to the fact that many leases are tied to inflation. This supports REIT dividend growth and provides a reliable stream of income even during inflationary periods. 05/17/2021 Image
Blog Does the Interest Rate Environment Remain Favorable for Real Estate? The two biggest factors for the outlook for long-term interest rates (which have the most direct impact on commercial real estate markets) are economic growth and the likelihood that such growth will lift inflation higher. 05/11/2021 Image
Blog REIT Capital Market Activity in 2021 April and early May capital markets activity was highlighted by the announcement of three large REIT mergers. So far in 2021, U.S. REITs have raised over $26 billion in IPOs and secondary debt and equity offerings. 05/10/2021 Image
Blog REITs Retreat After Six Week String of Gains REIT share prices dipped last week following a six week string of increases, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index had a total return of -0.7%. 05/10/2021 Image
Blog Multifamily Markets Rebounded in First Quarter While Office Continued Slide Multifamily markets rebounded in the first quarter with the second-highest quarterly demand growth on record, according to data recently released by CoStar. 05/06/2021 Image
Blog REITs Extend Winning Streak to Six Weeks The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of 1.3%. Broader markets, in contrast, were flat-to-down. 05/04/2021 Image
Blog Announcing the Launch of the FTSE EPRA/Nareit Global Real Estate Extended Index Series The FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Extended Index Series broadens property sector coverage to include additional securities beyond those currently eligible for the FTSE EPRA Nareit Global Real Estate Index Series including Cell Towers and Timber. 05/03/2021 Image
Blog Commercial Property Prices Little Changed in First Quarter The flattening out of overall index, however, masks divergent trends among different sectors of the overall commercial real estate market. 05/03/2021 Image
Blog REIT Stocks Return to Pre-Pandemic High The REITs’ stock market path through the recovery to date can be usefully described as three distinct periods. 04/28/2021 Image
Blog REITs Weekly Gains Continue for Fifth Week REIT stocks continued their steady recovery with the fifth straight weekly gain in the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index. 04/26/2021 Image
Blog REITs Rose Across the Board Last Week These latest gains, the fourth straight weekly increase, lifted year-to-date returns to 13.5%. 04/19/2021 Image
Blog Will Pent Up Demand for Weddings Help Hotels Recover? Leisure travel is starting to show signs of recovery, indicated by a spring break bump at our nation’s airports, and one area that is practically bursting to get back to business are weddings and wedding receptions. 04/16/2021 Image