In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, discussed the recent outperformance of the REIT sector compared with the broader stock market.
The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index rose 1.9 percent in September, while the S&P 500 Index lost 2.5 percent. Year-to-date, REIT returns are down 4.5 percent, while the S&P 500 Index is down 5.3 percent.
