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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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Self-Storage Sector

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Life Storage Embraces Digital Push
03/16/2020
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REITs in the Community: Sen. Lee Visits Extra Space Storage

Sen. Mike Lee (R-UT) visited the headquarters of Extra Space Storage in Salt Lake City, UT and met with CEO Joe Margolis. 

02/19/2020
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REITs in the Community: Rep. Higgins Visits Life Storage

Rep. Brian Higgins (D-NY) visited the headquarters of Life Storage in Buffalo, NY to receive an update on the company's activites. 

12/16/2019
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Life Storage, National Storage Affiliates Receive Newsweek’s 2020 America’s Best Customer Service Award

Self-storage REITs were selected based on survey of more than 20,000 customers.

10/29/2019
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REITs in the Community: Rep. Curtis Visits Extra Space Storage

Rep. John Curtis (R-UT) visited the corporate headquarters of Extra Space Storage in Salt Lake City, UT, and met with CEO Joe Margolis. 

08/20/2019
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CubeSmart Recognized for Its Engaged Workplace

The REIT received an annual award that recognizes top employers displaying leadership and innovation in engaging their workplaces.

08/01/2019
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Extra Space Storage CEO Joe Margolis Wins Glassdoor Employees’ Choice Award

Margolis has been CEO at Extra Space since 2017.

06/20/2019
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Self-storage REITs Employ Modern Technologies to Optimize Operations
10/22/2018
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mREIT Jernigan Capital Takes A Focused Approach to Financing
02/26/2018
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A New Lease on Life for Life Storage REIT
01/24/2018
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REIT-Stock Correlations by Property Type: A Sharp Decline

The correlation between REITs and the broad stock market has always been relatively low because REIT returns are driven by the real estate market cycle whereas returns for most other equities are driven by the much shorter business cycle.

10/18/2017
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Self-Storage REITs Remain Appealing
03/24/2017
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