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.
During Nareit’s May 24 webinar, The Green Economy: ESG Career Paths in Real Estate, panelists discussed how hiring for ESG roles has evolved over the last few years; shared tips for gaining the skills and knowledge to become a leader in the ESG space; and provided insight into what it’s like to work in ESG for a REIT.
Nareit's ESG Update, a newsletter highlighting Nareit's ESG activities in Fall 2021.
Listed equity REITs are being used to complete investors’ private real estate portfolios.
Nareit 2020 Leader in the Light award winners weigh in on key ESG trends.
Nareit and the New York Stock Exchange are partnering again to host the fifth annual REIT Investor Relations Symposium. This invitation-only event is designed exclusively for IR professionals.
The REIT industry always has been a marketplace in motion. That ongoing change is highlighted in this issue, especially by the story commemorating the 50th anniversary of the FTSE Nareit Indexes.
Environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance are core attributes of the REIT industry. Together they are increasingly important to the communities in which REITs operate and to investors in REITs.
Topics of conversation included ESG issues from the perspective of investors and climate events.
As environmental, social, and governance (ESG) issues become increasingly important to REITs, an emerging area of focus is that of the sustainable and ethical practices that a REIT’s supplier companies might employ.
This interactive webinar—held on July 21—will bring together an ESG-focused REIT investor and two REIT executives to discuss how their perspectives, and their company’s priorities in ESG, have evolved recently.
Learning new skills is one of the top cited professional new year’s resolutions. This webinar will kick start your planning and help you identify the ESG topics to learn more about in 2023.
Join Nareit for an ESG Exchange webinar to find out what it’s like to work in an ESG role for a REIT; gain insights into green economy hiring trends and how you might find your next role; and learn more about the growing focus on ESG in the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry.
Among survey respondents more than 62% of REITs by equity market capitalization indicated that they experienced an increase in ESG reporting requests from investors between 2019 and 2020.
Nareit is partnering with Bloomberg Intelligence to host a free webinar, “REITs and ESG: Challenge and Opportunity,” to explore areas of ESG focus for REITs.
REITs have seen a large increase in investor interest in ESG with greenhouse gas emissions (GHG) and climate change top of mind.