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.
With REIT implied capitalization (cap) rates significantly higher than private real estate transaction cap rates, the attractiveness of public equity REITs has increased.
The industry veteran had a profound impact on REIT financial reporting.
Atla Capital’s John Haskell says emerging market cities are “inflecting in population and in wealth.”
Federal Realty Investment Trust CEO Don Wood met with Maryland Governor Wes Moore.
REITs have taken a proactive approach to refinancing in the past few years.
Outgoing CEO Chris Benjamin says A&B “looking more and more like a pure REIT these days.”
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.
Data center REITs see pipeline of new opportunities and long-term demand potential.
Ranger Global’s Andrew Duffy says specialty property types expanding faster outside U.S.
On May 22, 2023, a group of experts from Nareit, KPMG, Green Street, and JBG SMITH convened to discuss Nareit's ESG Dashboard.
Annual Awards Recognize Best in Investor Communications Among REITs
The commercial real estate (CRE) mortgage market has changed dramatically since the end of 2021. For many real estate investors, gone are the days of low-cost, readily available property financing.
Panelists say REITs have good access to capital; equity market cap for industry likely to rise.
Residential REITs are more than just apartment building owners; they enable people to live or stay in all types of dwellings including houses, RVs, and boats. Residential REITs own more than 1.1 million apartment units and 183,000 single family rental houses as well as RV parks and marinas.
CenterSquare’s Uma Moriarity says REITs offer “great entry point” for investors looking to deploy capital in real estate.