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.
Citi’s Nick Joseph, Aaron Guy, & Howard Penny discuss regional trends in global real estate.
Green Street’s Bayle Smith says REITs should have an open dialog with investors.
Ashley Fox created Empify to financially empower those with limited funds & investment experience.
Keith says higher interest rates may extend low transaction activity in place since Q2 2022.
Green Street’s Cedrik Lachance says U.S. residential market “very attractively priced.”
The travel industry has been severely impacted by the pandemic, including the lodging/resort REIT sector, but measures to reduce risks of infection have allowed hotels to continue reopening, and occupancy has begun to rise in recent months.
EPRA CEO expects progress on adding REITs in Poland.
The Sourcebook provides materials from the presentations that took place during REITwise, as well as handouts and additional related materials provided by the speakers.
Regency’s Kathy Miller says compliance load has increased as REIT’s structure has changed over time.
More companies are broadening their definition of sustainability to include environmental, social and governance factors, commonly referred to as ESG.
Szymanski also discusses impact of REIT share prices, outperformance opportunities, and more.
Nareit analysis of data from Preqin, a financial research firm that tracks investments in alternative assets, indicates that the use of REITs by pension plans has been increasing, particularly among the largest, most sophisticated plans.
Equity REITs no longer part of financials sector.
REITs continue to expand their global footprint, with the Asia Pacific market playing a key role in that growth.
CEO John Kessler says the REIT’s redevelopment strategy has led to 5.5% net effective rent growth over the past year.