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.
Gavin Duckworth notes that hedging tools used over the past 12-18 months have worked well.
BDO’s Amy Rojik says digital assets are one PCAOB project of particular interest to REITs and commercial real estate companies.
Kristin Bauer says ISSB could issue two new standards by the end of the second quarter.
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.
T. Dallas Smith says industry still has a long way to go on diversity and inclusion .
Christian Hartman at Arch says SCA filings have fallen due to decreased M&A activity.
Racial equity advocate Adjoa B. Asamoah says responsibility for change should be widespread.
GRESB, the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark, has released its 2022 data on environmental stewardship, social responsibility, and good governance for REITs.
Nareit is pleased to welcome Kennedy Wilson as its newest corporate member.
Tom O’Hern says the retail REIT invests in food, entertainment, and non-traditional retail uses that create opportunities for their communities beyond simply shopping.