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A common myth tells us that ostriches bury their heads in the sand when faced with danger. While not true, the phrase “burying your head in the sand” has become a popular idiom to describe an individual who ignores the existence of a problem with the hope that it will just go away.

A recent Nareit market commentary highlighted that the “ostrich effect,” an investor behavior where risky situations are avoided by pretending that they do not exist, may aptly describe the attitudes of many private institutional real estate investment managers and appraisers when it comes to their valuation practices.

Self-storage REITs own and manage storage facilities and collect rent from customers.

Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time.

Health care REITs own and manage a variety of health care related real estate and collect rent from tenants. The aging of the U.S. population is expected to provide strong demand tailwinds for health care properties.

Data center REITs own and manage highly specialized facilities that house the critical IT infrastructure that powers today’s economy.

U.S. REITs raised $23.3 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the third quarter of 2024; $15.4 billion came from debt, $5.1 billion was raised in one IPO, and $2.8 billion came from secondary common and preferred equity offerings.

Using the public data along with the privately collected Nareit data, this research note presents a fuller picture of the industry’s rent collection for April.

Nareit’s REITworld: 2024 Annual Conference convened 1,300 REIT leaders and industry professionals Nov. 18–21 in Las Vegas.

Interest rate cuts are expected to provide a strong tailwind behind a positive REIT outlook.

With everyday life upended by the coronavirus for the foreseeable future, the commercial real estate industry is shifting on a daily basis.