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.
In early 2021, WPG town centers are serving as COVID-19 vaccination sites, including a formerly vacant 80,000-square-foot anchor space that is now home to a vaccination megahub at Morgantown Mall, in Morgantown, West Virginia.
AvalonBay, Equinix, Kimco Realty all met the criteria to earn a top score of 100.
CEO Nelson Mills said a healthy post-pandemic reentry for its tenants is key among its ESG priorities.
Deloitte’s Jeff Smith says REITs should improve systems and operations to free up employees’ time as they look for more purpose in their work.
Held Sept. 21-22, REITworks is Nareit’s new ESG-focused educational conference.
CEO Rick Matros says tenants do not have to repay the REIT until they see returns.
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.
Engaging in renewable energy projects, and particularly in solar projects, emerged as a right-fit approach for Duke Realty to expand across its distribution and warehouse property portfolio, due to its large, unencumbered roof spaces.
How to effectively communicate sustainability strategies to REIT investors and industry stakeholders took center stage during Nareit’s webinar “Speaking the Language of Sustainability.”
Physicians Realty Trust is taking a proactive approach to managing its environmental impact through innovative software, low-cost efficiencies, and best practices in data and disclosure.
Host Hotels, Prologis, and Ventas added to index, joining Kilroy Realty and Welltower.
Hudson Pacific Properties, Inc. is actively investing in climate tech innovation to drive future returns as part of its proprietary ESG platform, Better Blueprint.
Engaging in partnerships to expand renewable energy capacity is one of Healthcare Realty Trust's top sustainability initiatives.
Last year, Ventas became the first healthcare REIT to commit to net-zero operational carbon emissions (scopes 1 and 2)—a goal the company has set out to achieve by 2040.
After a summer of record-setting heat across the globe, the prospect of cooler days ahead is a welcome one. Yet it’s a safe bet that the extremes we have witnessed this season will be back again next year and will become regular features of life going forward.
In 2020, Host Hotels & Resorts, Inc. introduced a refreshed corporate responsibility strategy centered around the concept of responsible investment.