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.
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Morgan Stanley's Seth Weintrob discusses Bernanke's hints at tapering.
EY’s Josh Herrenkohl says companies preparing for digital disruption.
Steven Marks of Fitch Ratings says “virtually every REIT” has solidified capital structure.
CEO Bill Crooker said normalization of capital markets could create opportunity in 2024.
CEO Stephen Lebovitz says 70 percent of first quarter leasing was with non-apparel retailers.
KPMG’s Ruth Tang says reporting of ESG metrics back to lenders could soon be commonplace.
PwC’s Tom Wilkin says $350 trillion of global contracts linked in some way to LIBOR.
CEO Damon Hininger stresses focus on rehabilitation.
Cantasano also stresses the need to assess existing processes before implementing new technologies.
Green Street’s D.J. Busch discusses mall REITs’ strategies for competing with online retailers.
CEO Owen Thomas said the transaction resulted in BXP raising $750 million of equity and allowed the company to improve the yield on the developments to nearly 8%.
CEO Jeff Hanson discusses plans for growth on both domestic and international fronts.
CEO Michael Brooks says challenge will be to maintain growth as interest rates rise.
CEO Eric Bolton says apartment sector continuing to attract investment capital.
Chilton’s Matthew Werner sees potential in lodging REITs.