Market Commentary Construction Activity Begins to Slow, Boosting the Outlook for REITs and Real Estate REITs and other owners of commercial properties are likely to benefit from a favorable balance of supply and demand in the months ahead. 09/08/2017 Image
Market Commentary Mortgage REITs Combine Current Income, Long-term Total Return and Portfolio Diversification Mortgage REITs are an investment in real estate finance that combine high current income with long-term total return and portfolio diversification. MREITs have delivered a 21.2 percent total return over the past year, outpacing most other investments over this period. 08/28/2017 Image
Market Commentary Single Family Rental REITs: Long-term Players Providing Additional Housing Options Single Family Home Rental REITs have established themselves as long-term players providing additional housing options at a time when the housing market continues to recover. 08/17/2017 Image
Market Commentary REIT Industry FFO Exceeds $15 Billion For The First Time Ever The listed REIT industry continues to grow and prosper. Total Funds from Operations (FFO) of listed Equity REITs rose 7.9 percent in the second quarter, to $15.6 billion, according to the NAREIT T-Tracker®. 08/16/2017 Image
Market Commentary Jobs Numbers Bode Well for Office REITs Nonfarm payrolls rose 209,000 in July, signaling that the economy has good momentum at mid-summer, while office jobs in Gateway Cities have rebounded in recent months.. 08/08/2017 Image
Market Commentary Commercial Real Estate Markets Have Settled in for the Long Haul Commercial real estate markets appear to have settled in for the long haul. New supply and the growth of demand are roughly balanced in most property sectors, vacancy rates are stable and rents growing modestly. 08/03/2017 Image
Market Commentary NAREIT T-Tracker Data on REIT Operating Performance Now Available on Bloomberg Terminals The NAREIT T-Tracker®, which includes data on operating and financial performance by all stock exchange-listed REITs, is now available on Bloomberg terminals, under Bloomberg Intelligence/Financials/REITs/NAREIT Data. 06/01/2017 Image
Market Commentary What’s the Outlook for New Construction? A Peak at REIT Development Pipelines in Q4 The $64 million question in commercial real estate today is whether or not the sector is past its peak and headed for a slowdown. 04/11/2017 Image
Market Commentary Equity REITs Post 7.4 Percent Gain in FFO in 2016 Equity REITs reported a 7.4 percent gain in funds from operations in the fourth quarter, according to recently-released T-Tracker® data. 03/07/2017 Image
Market Commentary Positive Signs for REITs: Commercial Real Estate Ends the Year on Solid Note The data show positive fundamentals entering the New Year. Supply remains in check, and demand growth is sustained, despite some bumps along the way. 01/24/2017 Image
Market Commentary How Are Equity REITs Positioned for Higher Interest Rates? How well are stock-exchange listed Equity REITs positioned for the interest rate environment ahead? 01/05/2017 Image