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.
A growing body of evidence tells us that companies with rigorous environmental, social and governance programs outperform their peers.
Veris CEO Nia is turning his attention to optimization with significant opportunities available for continued value creation.
At REITworld, Edelman discussed the future of artificial intelligence, cybersecuity, and geopolitics.
Ventas defied the odds to become a juggernaut in health care real estate and one of the largest REITs in the U.S.
Welltower and Kilroy are the only two REITs listed on the World Index.
Macerich says it plans to certify additional properties with BREEAM.
Participating REITs record fifth straight year of increased GRESB scores.
Parkway’s Daniele Horton says progress being made on tracking data.
Equinix’s Charles Meyers also highlights capacity potential from submarine cable projects.
GRESB has become the global standard with $2.8 trillion of real estate companies and funds benchmarked using the GRESB Real Estate Assessment in 2016.
More and more, REITs are proving to be good stewards of the environment, good neighbors to the communities they serve, and good contributors to the economy.