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REIT total returns were modestly negative in the first quarter of 2024, with all equity REITs and mortgage REITs down by 1.3% and 0.7%, respectively. REIT performance was mixed in April and May of 2024. All equity REITs posted a loss of 7.9% in April 2024 and a gain of 5.3% in May 2024. Mortgage REITs posted a loss of 5.8% in April 2024; they were up 3.1% in May 2024. REITs continued to offer attractive dividends. As of May 2024, all equity and mortgage REITs offered dividends of 4.2% and 12.5%, respectively. REIT operational performance experienced modest gains in 2024 Q1 (the most recent data available). Aggregate REIT NOI rose by 2.8% over the past four quarters. REIT balance sheets also continued to remain sound. As of the 2024 Q1, the average REIT leverage (debt to market assets) ratio was 33.8% and the weighted average term to maturity of total debt was nearly 6.4 years. Download the latest data.

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Footnotes
  • 1Source: FactSet, FTSE Nareit US, FTSE EPRA/Nareit Global
  • 2Source: Nareit T-Tracker®, except where noted. Operational Performance is dollar weighted from the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index.
  • 3YTD % change
  • 4Source: Green Street Advisors All REIT Premium to NAV
  • 5Source: Bureau of Economic Analysis GDP report and Bureau of Labor Statistics Employment and CPI reports