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.
For 60 years, Nareit has led the U.S. REIT industry by ensuring its members’ best interests are promoted by providing unparalleled advocacy, investor outreach, continuing education and networking.
Cyberthreats pose significant and escalating risks for all industries, including REITs and their customers.
It may be surprising to many investors to learn that the same data they may use to value exchange-traded Equity REITs can also be used as a tactical signal for shifting capital between REITs and non-REIT stocks.
First Half of 2012 Productive for Investor Outreach FASB Reaches Consensus on Proposed Approach for Evaluating Repurchase Agreements REIT.com Videos FASB Issues Disclosures about Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Proposal for Public Comment NAREIT Joins in Amicus Brief NAREIT Participates in Discussion of IVSC Project – Investment Property NAREIT Participates in Morningstar Conference Inland's Wagner Testifies on e-Fairness
In addition to a company’s own reporting, investors are increasingly factoring in how a company performs in ESG rating services.
REITs are getting good grades for their corporate governance, and companies are using strong ratings to their advantage versus competitors. Observers say even more can be done across the industry.
As the REIT and commercial real estate industry turns its focus to the responsible reopening of the U.S. economy, Nareit will be actively participating and sharing regular updates here on reopenings.
Most private equity investment managers measure their performance using IRR, and illustrates how SLOCs and forward commitments can be used to manipulate IRR computations to make performance appear better than it really is.
Mark Ruloff is Director, Asset Allocation – Towers Watson Investment Services
For those in the know in the real estate investment business, David Auerbach’s daily market commentary has become indispensable reading for many institutions.
Timber REIT sector continues to grow and evolve.
Record-Setting Year for REITPAC Investor Outreach Team Closes January with Busy Week in the Golden State REIT.com Video: Brad Case, NAREIT NAREIT Calls on Senators to Take Up Marketplace Fairness Act NAREIT Welcomes New Member Who's Going to Hollywood? NAREIT Presents Real Investment Fundamentals Workshop in Arizona
Over long periods, REITs have outpeformed the broad indexes in terms of dividend yields.
Listed equity REITs have generally outperformed small-cap value stocks, posting slightly higher returns but substantially lower volatility and substantially better diversification benefits.
During Nareit’s Earth Day webinar, ESG Investing and REITs: What to Know in 2022, panelists discussed the REIT industry’s progress with ESG reporting and initiatives, opportunities for REITs in the coming years, and the evolution of ESG investing.
NAREIT Meets With Treasury; IRS Issues 337(d) Proposed Regulations REIT.com Video: Calvin Schnure, NAREIT NAREIT Participates in Summit of EPRA Reporting and Accounting Committee NAREIT Comments on Reporting Rules for Unlisted Direct Participation Programs and REITs REIT.com Videos: REITWise 2012 NAREIT Welcomes Three New Members NAREIT's Leader in the Light Working Forum Only One Week Away Case Discusses REIT-Stock Correlations in Journal of Real Estate Finance and Economics Real Estate Luminaries Event to Feature Roth, Kirby