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 commercial real estate industry must take steps now to improve racial diversity.
Looking out to the second half of 2020 and into 2021, Wieting says CPB sees value returning in certain real estate sectors and other asset classes that are deeply undervalued at the moment.
REITs have helped shape communities and the real estate investment landscape for the past six decades.
REIT corporate boards have seen their oversight and stewardship duties intensify this year as companies across all sectors have adjusted to a new operating normal.
The coronavirus-induced shift to remote work is fueling changes for office and residential REITs alike.
After a tumultuous 2020, bankers look ahead to 2021 and see fundamentals that are generally favorable for REITs.
I am grateful for the opportunity to work with Nareit to help navigate the REIT community through opportunities and challenges our industry is sure to face this coming year.
Among everything else, 2020 has been a year of forced adaptation.
Alex Beath is a senior research analyst at CEM Benchmarking. Nareit recently collaborated with CEM to analyse more than two decades of U.S. pension fund performance data.
American Tower CEO Tom Bartlett says the REIT is positioned to stand and deliver wireless connectivity around the globe.
Lisa Knee, partner at EisnerAmper LLP, looks at current real estate sector strengths and weaknesses, the impact of disruptive trends on certain industries, and an assessment of what real estate investing might look like post-pandemic.
The Urban Investment Group at Goldman Sachs deployed more than $1.3 billion last year in community and economic development through real estate projects, social enterprises, and lending facilities for small businesses.
AGNC Investment Corp. says its business model has been validated after the mREIT survived intense market disruption earlier this year and emerged well-positioned for future growth.
Good governance within an organization can often create its culture, and ultimately impact its values and principles.
By taking a world view of the food supply chain and acting locally, nationally, and globally to help transform it, Lineage Logistics Holdings has grown from a small start-up to become a leading provider of temperature-controlled food products and logistics solutions in just 12 years.
American Campus Communities strives to provide a modern, healthy housing environment where students can succeed—especially when a pandemic upends traditional college life.