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New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants.

REITs posted positive results for the second consecutive month in November and outperformed stocks for the first time since April, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 6.0% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index gained 5.8%.

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U.S. REITs raised more than $126 billion from IPOs and secondary debt and equity offerings in 2021, a new record for annual capital raising.

REITs fell sharply in January 2022 as the Omicron variant of the COVID-19 Pandemic persisted and the Federal Reserve indicated its readiness to tighten monetary policy.

The average office occupancy rate rose almost 4% in the week after the holiday.

Data from CoStar highlight the current state of the commercial real estate market.

Since most economic activity takes place within a commercial real estate structure, these changes will impact how people use commercial real estate in the future.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics released the April 2022 Consumer Price Index data showing a much smaller monthly increase in prices in April than in March.

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.

Norges Bank Investment Management (NBIM) recently published a discussion note, “Drivers of Listed and Unlisted Real Estate Returns,” which analyzes the drivers of U.S. public and private real estate returns and evaluates real estate exposures in the context of a diversified investment portfolio.

REIT share prices rose for the third straight week, with the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posting a total return of 0.3%.

Valuations in the overall market have edged down 1.4% over the past three months, and are little changed year-to-date.

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. 

Last week’s gains trimmed the declines so far this year to single digits, bringing the year-to-date total return to -9.0%

Last week concerns about economic growth and continued consumer resiliency to COVID-19 led to REIT stocks underperforming the broader equity indexes.