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 UN-Habitat group gathered representatives from member states and public and private sector real estate experts on July 25 to discuss plans to decarbonize the built environment.
Deloitte is a 2023 Nareit Platinum Industry Partner program member.
IMT’s Marla Thalheimer says green leases are an important tool for companies to meet ESG goals.
The Clean Energy Buyers Association’s Kevin Hagen says that much of the negative impact of carbon in real estate comes from electricity, so energy efficiency and access to clean energy are key.
Deloitte’s Lauren Pesa said Scope 1 and 2 will inevitably be included in the SEC climate rule and REITs can prepare for that now.
Nareit’s Ed Pierzak says REIT balance sheets benefitting from low leverage, access to unsecured debt.
Gaming REITs are real estate companies that own gaming, entertainment, and experiential real estate properties, including casinos, resorts, and hotels.
In making the case for an allocation to real estate in an investment portfolio, one of the oft-cited arguments is real estate’s ability to generate income.
Each month, Nareit highlights recent executive career moves, board changes, and other notable individual achievements within the REIT and publicly listed real estate market.
Analysts say moderating trend likely in second half with seasonality returning and operating expenses as a headwind before normalizing in 2024.
The rapid rise in interest rates since the beginning of 2022 has exposed fault lines in banking, private equity, and commercial real estate business models that were predicated on low debt rates.
JBG SMITH executives Matt Kelly, Dave Maggio, and Lily Goldstein joined the virtual meeting.