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    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. 

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    REITs Outperform Private Real Estate by More Than 2.0% in DB Plans

    CEM Benchmarking’s 2024 study also reveals allocations, returns, volatility, and risk-adjusted performance of 12 asset classes over 25-year period.

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    REITs Leverage Joint Venture Partnerships to Fuel Expansion
    REITs Leverage Joint Venture Partnerships to Fuel Expansion

    Partnerships are occurring across a range of REIT property sectors.

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    Nareit’s REITweek: 2025 Investor Conference

    REITweek Investor Conference, taking place June 2-5 in New York, is the REIT industry’s largest annual gathering of executives, investors, and industry partners.

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Market Analysis & Research

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REITs Remained Positive for the Year, but Declined with Broader Markets in February

On a year-to-date basis, the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index is up 3.5% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index is up 5.4%.

03/14/2023
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All Equity REITs vs. Stocks
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REIT Returns Tend to Rise, and Even Surge, After Real Estate Market Divergences

In the third quarter of 2022, the FTSE Nareit All Equity Index and NCREIF Fund Index–Open End Diversified Core Equity posted rolling four-quarter total returns of -16.3% and 22.1%, respectively.

02/28/2023
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Rolling 4-Quarter Public & Private Real Estate Market Divergences
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Investment Bankers See Potential for REIT Rebound in 2023

REITs are expected to be effective in deploying capital, especially in second half.

02/28/2023
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REITs “Complete” Real Estate Portfolios

The U.S. economy has been marked by mixed economic growth results, elevated inflation, and higher interest rates.

02/24/2023
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CEM’s Alex Beath on the Long-Term Outperformance of Listed Equity REITs

CEM has collaborated with Nareit for 10 years on pension fund performance, allocation research.

02/24/2023
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4 Quick Questions with Alex Beath
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REIT Investment Increases Staffing Time at Skilled Nursing Facilities

New research shows that REITs target high performing operators for investment and that skilled nursing operators increase staffing after becoming REIT tenants.

02/16/2023
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2022 Share of Nursing Homes by Long Stay Quality Measure Rating
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Public and Private Real Estate Divergence Presents Opportunity for Investors

The U.S. commercial real estate market is amid an uncoupling. Property operational performance has generally been strong for both public and private real estate, but valuation metrics and total returns have diverged.

02/07/2023
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Rolling 4-Quarter Public & Private Real Estate Total Returns 2019Q1-2022Q4
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Nareit’s Ed Pierzak on the Enduring Value of Public Equity REITs

I think that investors often view public and private real estate investment as an “either-or” decision, but that does not have to be the case.

02/03/2023
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4 Quick questions with Nareit's Ed Pierzak
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REIT Capital Market Update: December 2022

U.S. REITs raised $2.5 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the fourth quarter of 2022, down from $8.6 billion raised in Q3.

01/31/2023
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U.S REIT Property Acquisitions and Dispositions Graph
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REITs Have Lower Share of Floating Rate Debt Compared to Other Commercial Property Owners

REITs have low exposure to floating rate debt, with over 87% of the debt held by the industry at fixed rates.

01/19/2023
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Leverage and Average Maturity Term
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REITs Underperformed Broader Markets in 2022

REITs underperformed broader markets in 2022, as the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index posted a total return of -24.9% and the FTSE Nareit Equity REITs Index returned -24.4%.

01/10/2023
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All Equity REITs vs Stocks
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In 2023 Institutional Investors Will Increasingly Use REITs in Portfolio Completion Strategies

REITs offer sector diversification by giving investors better access to property sectors that house the modern economy, such as cell towers, data centers, self-storage, health care, industrial, and logistics.

12/15/2022
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Institutional Investors REIT Usage

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