Market Analysis & Research

REITs are investing in new paradigms to innovate for and connect with customers.

The path of the pandemic and the vaccines will continue to hold the keys for the economy and commercial real estate, and for stock markets, in 2021.

REIT share prices rose slightly during the week ended December 18, with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index posting a weekly total return of 0.5% and a year-to-date return of -6.9%.

The new benchmark, which has been added to the widely-tracked FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series, includes listed REITs from the infrastructure, data center, and industrial property sectors.

CRE markets, and the economy as a whole are bolstered by the solid fundamentals that were in place when the pandemic hit, in sharp contrast to prior recessions.

REIT share prices fell during the week ended December 11, with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index posting a total return of -2.5%.

Most REIT property sectors were up slightly for the week.