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.
CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.
As transactions increase, REITs are expected to be better-positioned than some of their competitors to make acquisitions and benefit from accretive growth.
Join REIT industry professionals from across the country for an unparalleled opportunity to network and gain valuable insights.
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.
Modern portfolio theory argues that well-diversified investment portfolios should include allocations to all assets in the market basket, including real estate, which is the third largest asset in the U.S. investment market basket after equities and bonds.
Nareit’s Investment Affairs & Investor Education Outreach Program has been developed to inform institutional investors, individual investors and financial advisors worldwide about the many positive investment performance attributes of REIT-based real estate investment, thereby empowering all cohorts of investors to make more informed decisions about the appropriate allocation of assets invested in REITs.
Advanced portfolio modelling technique using 40 years of investment return data increased allocations to REITs, high-yield bonds and preferred stocks in optimized portfolios.
Nareit corporate members receive exclusive benefits, including access to advocacy, investors, regulatory engagement, thought leadership, industry-leading research, professional development, member-only events, and more.
This third annual report of the REIT industry’s environmental, social responsibility, and governance (ESG) performance details the state of sustainability efforts in the publicly traded U.S. REIT industry in 2021. The report and its case studies feature REIT leadership and ESG innovation from a variety of sectors and serves as a practical tool for stakeholders to assess the scale and impact of the REIT industry’s ESG commitments and initiatives.
REITs to Qualify as "Institutional Investors" in U.K. Investor Outreach Team Active in November Sustainability Working Forum One Month Away NAREIT Participates in Defined Contribution Institutional Investment Association Annual Board Meeting REIT.com Videos: CEO Spotlights Outreach to State Treasurers REIT.com Videos: REITWorld 2013 Insights NAREIT Welcomes Two New Corporate Members REITs in the Community
REITs work to attract larger allocations from retail investors.
The Real Estate Return Premium From REITs Communications Initiative "Road Buzz" – Pension Plans, Endowments, & Foundations Active Meeting Schedule A Successful REITWeek Conference in Chicago International Outreach REITs Part of a Well-Balanced Portfolio Investor Education: Georgetown REIT Summit Investor Education: Texas A&M Conference
First Half of 2012 Productive for Investor Outreach FASB Reaches Consensus on Proposed Approach for Evaluating Repurchase Agreements REIT.com Videos FASB Issues Disclosures about Liquidity and Interest Rate Risk Proposal for Public Comment NAREIT Joins in Amicus Brief NAREIT Participates in Discussion of IVSC Project – Investment Property NAREIT Participates in Morningstar Conference Inland's Wagner Testifies on e-Fairness
NAREIT Testifies at Hawaii Hearing FASB/IASB Stalemate on Leases Continues NAREIT Joins Coalition in Expressing Reservations About FAA's Potential Height Requirements for Buildings Near Airports Council Focuses on Educating DC Plans About Real Estate Investment REIT.com CEO Spotlight Video: Rick Matros, Sabra Health Care REIT NAREIT Participates in PREA Conference FASB Suspends Efforts to Converge Financial Instruments - Classification and Measurement Guidance for Loans and Debt Securities NAREIT Adds Three to Board Associate Program NAREIT Welcomes New Corporate Member REIT.com Video: Ari Frankel, Deutsche Asset & Wealth Management
Educating DC Plans About Real Estate Investment Don't Miss 2014 Leader in the Light Working Forum NAREIT Comments to PCAOB on Auditing Standards REIT.com Videos: CEO Spotlights NAREIT Comments on Built In Loss Regulations Meeting the Middle Men (and Women) 10 Most Popular Real Estate Stories in 2013 REIT.com Videos: REITWorld 2013 Insights Stay Connected Via Twitter REIT.com Video: Fundamentally Speaking
FASB Discusses Constituent Feedback on Investment Property Entities Proposal Cohen & Steers Paper on DC Plans Advocates for REITs REIT.com Video: Brad Case, NAREIT REITWeek Kicks Off Next Week REALpac Hosts Retreat on Financial Standards Investor Outreach Team Picks Up the Pace Outreach to the Mid-Atlantic Region Save $200 on Introduction to the REIT Sector Training
Wilshire Research Released − REITs Increase Returns and Reduce Risk for Retirement Savings House Passes Key Derivatives Bills Investor Outreach Team Active in March in Northeast NAREIT's Leader in the Light Working Forum Only Three Weeks Away REIT.com Videos: REITWise 2012 REITWeek 2012 Moves to New Venue NAREIT Participates in ULI Survey Consensus Report