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.
The gradual reopening of the economy in the weeks and months ahead will restart the cash flows for many businesses small and large.
CEO Gary Wojtaszek sees “huge opportunity” to increase market share.
CEO Eric Cremers said the REIT is on track to harvest 1.6 million tons of timber this year.
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Steve Sterrett, lead trustee at Equity Residential, says that while directors don’t have the in-depth knowledge that internal employees have, their value is their varied career experiences.
CEO John Kite expects tailwinds from tenants wanting to be in a mix of product types.
Green Street’s Alaine Coffey says REITs should stay on top of local regulations on their path to net zero.
CEO Lou Haddad says REIT has tripled its market cap since going public in 2013.
CEO Chris Benjamin says the Hawaiian economy is “coming back strong.”
Owen Thomas says research shows premiere workplaces have “extremely different” operating performance.
CEO Eric Bolton says migration trends already in place before COVID-19 are accelerating in the region.
Morgan Stanley’s Laurel Durkay said that significant dry powder and the value discrepancy between the public and private markets were major factors spurring transactions in 2021.
Deloitte’s Christine Robinson says understanding greenhouse gas emissions and processes can only benefit REITs long-term.
CoStar’s Lisa McNatt says Americans are spending $5 trillion of pandemic-era savings in retail and other sectors, and employees are returning to the office.