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Stock exchange-listed U.S. REITs extended their lead in total returns over the broader equity market in June and the first half of 2016. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest benchmark of the listed U.S. REIT industry containing both Equity and Mortgage REITs, delivered a total return of 6.68 percent in June and 13.65 percent in the first six months of 2016. 

It takes a lot of real estate to make your cell phone, social media platforms and office network function. That real estate is increasingly owned by REITs. 

The recovery in commercial real estate markets for the past several years has been uneven and often disappointing, much like the economy as a whole. 

Investment real estate values increased by +0.57 percent during May 2016 according to the FTSE NAREIT PureProperty® Index Series, which provides the earliest measurement of changes in the market values of properties held for investment purposes. 

Single-Family Homes, one of the newest segments of the Equity REIT market, has shown strong growth this year, delivering an 11.74 percent total return through May. 

REITWeek, NAREIT’s annual investor forum, is the REIT industry’s largest investor conference. This year’s REITWeek, held June 7 – 9 in New York had a record attendance of nearly 3,000, as investors, analysts and media gathered to meet with the top management teams of more than 200 REITs. Here are key takeaways from this year’s conference.

Ten Equity REIT property segments exceeded the 6.32 percent total return of the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index in the first five months of 2016, with five segments delivering double-digit returns.

The U.S. REIT market outperformed the broader equity market in May and the first five months of the year. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the broadest measure of the U.S. REIT market including both Equity REITs and Mortgage REITs, delivered a total return of 2.34 percent in May and 6.53 percent for the year through May 31.

NAREIT today named the winners of its 2016 Investor CARE Awards at its investor forum, REITWeek, in New York. The annual awards honor NAREIT’s stock exchange-listed REIT and real estate operating company members that demonstrate superior shareholder communications and reporting excellence. All of NAREIT’s listed corporate members – approximately 200 companies – made up the field for this year’s awards. 

In an environment in which corporate earnings have been lagging in many industries, the stock exchange-listed U.S. Equity REIT industry continues to deliver solid increases in operating performance fueled by strong occupancies and rent growth.

At the end of April, the equity market capitalization of the 219 REITs in the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was $972 billion and the equity market capitalization of the 165 REITs in the FTSE NAREIT All Equity REITs Index was $914 billion.