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.
Regency Center Corporation’s (Nasdaq: REG) overhaul of a trio of century-old buildings located in Cambridge, Massachusetts into modern mixed-use space—while carefully preserving the historic flair of their surroundings—reflects the versatility and perseverance of a REIT best known for its grocery-anchored shopping centers.
CEO Mary Fedewa says deal is an “excellent outcome” for shareholders.
Deloitte’s Jeff Smith says real estate CFOs are “pretty positive” about fundamentals, however.
While a recession is looking increasingly likely, commercial real estate’s (CRE) relatively strong demand drivers are still fundamentally intact, says Abby Corbett, managing director and senior economist at CoStar’s Market Analytics group.
Whitestone REIT sees strong growth and income potential for its Sun Belt-focused portfolio of open-air shopping centers.
For years, LEED and ENERGY STAR have been prominent in the ESG vernacular of the REIT industry, but another building certification program—Fitwel— has recently joined the club.
The two-day educational conference focused on ESG issues for REITs.
Recent data from CoStar highlight some of the supply and demand differences across sectors. In the second quarter of 2022, demand continued to outstrip supply for both industrial and retail, while apartment and office demand fell short of their respective supply counterparts.
A new Morningstar Associates analysis, sponsored by Nareit, found that the optimal portfolio allocation to REITs ranges between 5% and 18%.
Donald Holley says mREIT has robust hedging policy.
Brent Obleton of Hudson Pacific Properties says companies should measure both quantitative and qualitative results.
Fifth Wall’s Sarah Liu sees opportunities for increased collaboration with REITs.
Nareit shares the strides that its member REITs are taking to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) and how they are recognizing National Hispanic Heritage Month this year.