Blog REITs Owned Over 520,000 Properties in 2018 Nareit’s annual update of REIT property counts and estimated gross asset values by state and property sector is now available on the revamped REITs Across America website. 02/24/2020 Image
Blog Household Finances and the Outlook for Commercial Real Estate The Federal Reserve Bank of New York reported last week that household debt increased $193 billion in the fourth quarter to a record-high $14.15 trillion, prompting some concerns about possible risks to the economic outlook from rising indebtedness. 02/14/2020
Blog Nareit Research Shows Increase in REIT Ownership Nareit estimates 86.6 American adults, or 44% of American households, own REIT stocks directly or indirectly through mutual funds, ETFs or target date funds. 02/12/2020 Image
Blog Solid Job Market Signals Continued REIT Performance Rising GDP and the job growth that goes with it are the most important determinants of demand for real estate, as businesses need more office space for workers and industrial space to produce, store and ship goods. 02/07/2020 Image
Blog REITs’ Economic Contribution Supports Nearly 2.4 million Jobs in 2018 From 2016 to 2018, the jobs equivalent contribution from REITs is up an estimated 19.0%. 02/05/2020 Image
Blog Economic Fundamentals for Real Estate Remain Solid A moderate supply of new buildings is helping to keep vacancy rates low and reduces risks of a market downturn due to excess construction in the months and years ahead. 02/05/2020 Image
Blog REITs Outperform Broad Market in January Compared against broad market benchmarks, REITs outperformed the Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market by 1.4 percentage points, large cap S&P 500 by 1.3 percentage points, and the small cap Russell 2000 by 4.47 percentage points in January 2020. 02/04/2020 Image
Blog Bureau of Economic Analysis Releases Fourth Quarter GDP Numbers Real gross domestic product increased at an annual rate of 2.1% in the fourth quarter of 2019. 01/31/2020
Blog U.S. REITs End 2019 With Double-Digit Returns Record $109 Billion Raised in Public Markets 01/13/2020
Blog 2019 Total Return Index Performance The FTSE Nareit U.S. Real Estate Index Series posted positive total return performance across all property sectors in 2019. 01/10/2020 Image
Blog U.S. REIT Mergers & Acquisitions In 2019, completed and pending mergers and acquisitions of U.S. REITs declined to $25.9 billion. 12/19/2019 Image