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.
CEO Jason Fox says the company has also concentrated on simplifying its business since becoming a REIT in 2012.
Carol Bradshaw of Westfield Corp. says REITs offering new services in face of digital competition should be careful.
Tom Ehmann also expects SEC to address human capital issues in October.
Paciorek says executives have integrated sustainability into culture.
Green Street’s Phil Owens says cost of capital a major impediment to growth.
CEO David Neithercut says Equity Residential taking cautious approach to development.
Neithercut says deal part of broader effort to transform company's portfolio.
Catchmark Timber's Jerry Barag discusses competition for acquisitions in timber market.
CEO Nelson Mills sees continued liquidity in core markets.
CEO Bill Bayless says student housing maturing as an institutional asset class.
CEO Drew Alexander says Houston portfolio can weather oil price weakness.
Nuveen’s Jessica Long calls for consistency in defining the financial implications of climate change.
Luke Zubrod of Chatham Financial on the biggest risks and opportunities for REITs in the current derivatives marketplace.