REITs’ investments in sustainability keep rising, as do their returns on those investments, according to research on NAREIT’s Leader in the Light (LITL) program.
Study: REITs Raising Investment in Sustainability, Growing Returns
Hiring in Real Estate on the Rise, Study Shows
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, Susan Phillips, CEO of SelectLeaders, discussed trends in hiring in the real estate industry.
Quick Study: REITs Trail S&P 500 in February
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, discussed a down month for REITs in relation to long-term real estate market cycles.
The total returns of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index dipped approximately 2.6 percent in February, while the S&P 500 gained more than 5.8 percent for the month. For the year, the REIT market is up 2.9 percent, whereas the S&P 500 is up 2.6 percent.
Quick Study: REIT Market Starts Year Off Right
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, highlighted a “very strong month for REIT investors” to start 2015.
The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index climbed 5.6 percent in the first month of the year, while the S&P 500 fell 3 percent during the same period. Case noted those returns were in line with longer-term trends.
Quick Study: REITs Post Above-Average Historical Returns in 2014
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, highlighted the REIT market’s outperformance of the broader stock market during 2014. He also suggested that investors pay close attention to supply conditions in 2015.
The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index had a total return of 27.2 percent for 2014, compared to a return of 13.7 percent for the S&P 500 Index.
Quick Study: REITs Keep Pace With Broader Market in November
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, reviewed market gains in November and longer-term trends in the REIT sector.
The total returns on the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index were 2.3 percent for November. While returns on the S&P 500 Index rose 2.7 percent last month, Case noted that REITs outperformed small and mid-sized companies.
For the year through Nov. 28, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was up 25.8 percent, compared with a 14 percent gain for the S&P 500 Index.
Quick Study: REIT Gains in October Continue Upward Historical Trend
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, noted that REITs continued to outperform the broader stock market during October with solid gains across most property types.
“It was another very strong month,” Case said. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index had a total return of 8.7 percent in October. The S&P 500 Index gained 2.4 percent for the month. Looking at year-to-date data, Case pointed out that while the S&P 500 has gained about 11 percent, REIT returns are close to 23 percent.
CEM Study Reveals Listed Equity REITs Increased Defined Benefit Plans’ Returns
Alex Beath, an analyst on the Product Solutions Team at Toronto-based CEM Benchmarking, visited NAREIT’s Washington, D.C. headquarters for a video interview with REIT.com to discuss CEM’s new study on defined benefit (DB) plan asset allocation and fund performance.
CEM Benchmarking Releases Direct Comparative Study on Defined Benefit Pension Fund Performance and Costs
CEM Benchmarking Inc., an independent provider of cost and performance analysis for pension funds, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds, and NAREIT, the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts®, announced a new study by CEM on U.S. pension fund performance and investment costs.
Quick Study: REITs Slip in September Amid Broad Market Downturn
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, offered an analysis of REIT market developments in September.
The total return on the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index decreased 5.6 percent, but Case stressed that September was “a difficult month for all investors…there was no place to hide last month in investing.”
