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.
The REIT Industry Sustainability Report 2024 includes industry trends, REIT sustainability reporting data and analysis, as well as useful information on the publicly traded U.S. REIT industry’s primary sustainability, social responsibility, and governance practices.
REITs directly employed an estimated 331,000 FTE employees who earned $31.1 billion of labor income in the U.S.
At the end of 2023, U.S. public REITs owned an estimated 580,000 properties—up 1% from the previous year—and 15 million acres of timberland across the U.S.
REITworld 2024, scheduled for Nov. 18-21 in Las Vegas, NV, will bring together REIT management teams, investors, and analysts for topical sessions, one-on-one meetings, and networking.
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Bi-monthly thoughts from REIT magazine's Editor in Chief.
Andrew Richard is a managing director of Credit Suisse in the Investment Banking division.
Funds from operations of all Equity REITs increased to $15.9 billion in the first quarter, according to the Nareit T-Tracker. Occupancy rates remain near the record highs set last year.
The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index declined 7.0% in September as the 10-year Treasury yield continued to climb, ending the month at 4.6%, while the All Equity REITs dividend yield ended the month at 4.4%.
Self-storage REITs have become an attractive real estate investment opportunity.
Accounting and Financial Standards Update Spring 2013
Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time.
Nearly every recent housing market indicator has shown significant increases for July, and were above consensus expectations.
REITs are looking for new and better processes and technologies in their sustainability planning.
It is important during periods of market volatility and shifting economic fundamentals for investors to recall the concerns that not long ago dominated discussions about the outlook.
There’s little difference between the income earned by the largest, most sophisticated investors in private equity real estate and the income earned by the smallest individual investors in listed equity REITs.
Real GDP rose at a 6.5% annual rate in the second quarter of 2021, and the details of the GDP report have several positive implications for the outlook for commercial real estate markets and REITs.
A close examination of REIT financial exposures suggests that increases in interest rates may have little impact on their operating performance.
Diversified REITs saw FFO swing from negative $102 million in the second quarter to positive $962 million in Q3.
Concern is growing among some investors that tight labor markets may trigger an increase in price inflation.
One of the enduring mysteries of reporting on investments is how many people seem to focus on price appreciation OR income, and how few people focus instead on total return