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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 and hotels. 

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    REITs Outperform Private Real Estate by More Than 2.0% in DB Plans

    CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.

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    REITs Leverage Joint Venture Partnerships to Fuel Expansion
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    Partnerships are occurring across a range of REIT property sectors.

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REIT Dividend Yields Are Up In October

REIT dividend yields increased in October over the prior month, and six Equity REIT market segments had dividend yields of more than 4 percent in October.

11/30/2016
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Industrial Is Top Performing Sector Among Equity REITs

Industrial was the top-performing Equity REIT market segment, up 26.71 percent in the first ten months of 2016.  The Industrial sector benefitted from the continuing growth of e-commerce.  Many online retailers and shippers rely on Industrial REITs’ logistics facilities for the distribution of their products.

11/30/2016
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REITs Fall In October, But Lead Equity Market In First Ten Months

The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest index of the U.S. REIT industry containing Equity and Mortgage REITs, fell 4.89 percent in October on a total return basis, while the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index fell 5.11 percent and the FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index declined 0.13 percent.  In comparison, the S&P 500 fell 1.82 percent in October.

11/30/2016
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NAREIT Names 2016 Leader In The Light Award Winners

NAREIT today recognized the REIT industry’s leading companies in the area of sustainability over the past 12 months – the winners of its annual Leader in the Light Awards.

11/23/2016
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REIT Industry Honors Henry and Buller With Leadership and Achievement Awards

NAREIT today presented its 2016 Industry Leadership Award to David B. Henry, Co-Founder of Peaceable Street Capital and retired Vice Chairman, President and CEO of Kimco Realty Corp. NAREIT also presented its 2016 Industry Achievement Award to Steven Buller, Portfolio Manager at Fidelity Investments.

11/15/2016
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Funds From Operations Of Listed U.S. Equity REITs Fell 3.3% In Third Quarter, But Rose 6.8% Above Year-Ago Level

Operating performance of U.S. stock exchange-listed Equity REITs eased modestly in the third quarter, following increases in the first two quarters of the year. 

11/09/2016
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NAREIT Names 2017 Officers and Board Members

NAREIT’s new Chair is Timothy J. Naughton, Chairman and CEO of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. Naughton takes over from NAREIT’s 2016 Chair, Edward J. Fritsch, President and CEO of Highwoods Properties, Inc.

11/08/2016
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Wilshire Study Presents New Approach To Investing For Retirement Income

New research from Wilshire Funds Management, sponsored by NAREIT and based on portfolio optimizations using 40 years of investment return data through 2015, showed that adding a range of high income-generating assets (including REITs) to a traditional retirement-stage portfolio could boost income returns by nearly 40 percent.

10/27/2016
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REITs Outpace Broader Equity Market In First Three Quarters

U.S. REIT returns continued to outpace those of the broader equity market in the first three quarters of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).  The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest benchmark of the U.S. REIT industry containing both Equity and Mortgage REITs, delivered a 12.57 percent total return in the first nine months of 2016. 

10/27/2016
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U.S. REITs Outpace Broader Equity Market In First Three Quarters

U.S. REIT returns continued to outpace returns of the broader equity market in the first three quarters of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT).  The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest benchmark of the U.S. REIT industry containing both Equity and Mortgage REITs, delivered a 12.57 percent total return in the first nine months of 2016.  The FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index, delivered a total return of 12.31 percent in the same period, and the FTSE NAREIT Mortgage REITs Index delivered a total return of 20.16 percent.  In comparison, the S&P 500’s total return was 7.84 percent.

10/26/2016
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Wilshire Funds Management Study Presents New Approach To Income-Oriented Retirement Planning

New research from Wilshire Funds Management, sponsored by NAREIT and based on portfolio optimizations using 40 years of investment return data through 2015, showed that adding a range of high income-generating assets (including REITs) to a traditional retirement-stage portfolio could boost income returns by nearly 40 percent, while providing comparable total returns and no increase in risk.

10/26/2016
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Understanding REITs: How Large A Part Of The Stock Market Are REITs?

When Real Estate companies are removed from the Financials Sector of the S&P Dow Jones Indices and become constituents of a new Real Estate Sector on September 16, the sector will be the eight largest of the 11 headline sectors that make up the S&P 1,500 Index.

09/07/2016
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