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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Sandy Presant sees elimination of like-kind exchanges as detrimental to economic growth.
Executive vice chairman Ben Moreland says tower sites still bulk of business.
EY’s Ray Beeman sees longer-term focus on restructuring.
PwC’s Adam Feuerstein says REITs should focus on understanding interest deductibility limits.
CEO William Trimble says goal is to deliver one build-to-suit project per year.
CEO Christopher Czarnecki says REIT at the beginning stages of targeting a wider investor audience.
CEO Randy Churchey expects REITs to increase their share of student housing market.
Sherry Rexroad says companies may adopt more sustainable practices to improve valuation.
Significant amount of REIT M&A litigation seen, experts say.
Green Street Advisors' Dave Bragg says housing recovery starting to affect multifamily market.
MSCI’s Mario Lopez-Alcala says investment decisions, productivity and results all impacted.
Venable’s Jim Hanks sees more REIT M&A on the horizon.
CEO Chris Constant says economic fundamentals support gas station, convenience store operations.
Skadden’s David Levy says REITs may confine themselves to smaller projects initially.
Hudson Pacific Properties’ Natalie Teear says tracking performance can be difficult.
Lou Haddad expects some tenants to be in full expansion mode in 2021 or 2022.