What's a REIT?
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Introductory sections provide an overview of the REIT industry, with topics covered including number
and types of REITS, differences between public-listed, public non-listed,
and private REITS, types of properties owned and managed or financed by REITs, IRS requirements for
qualification as an REIT, investment and tax characteristics, and historical performance.
All information is available free online.
REIT Magazine
https://www.nareit.com/
Bimonthly trade publication provides news and information for the REIT industry,
with topics covered in various issues including sector analysis
(e.g., residential, retail, lodging/resorts, office, health care, self-storage,
data centers, industrial, infrastructure, timberland, specialty, diversified), statistical
data and forecasts, and company and executive
profiles. Archived digital editions are available free online.
Industry Financial Snapshot
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Monthly report provides a statistical snapshot of the REIT market, with statistical data provided in the
report including industry size, overall investment performance,
dividends, yield comparison, leverage and coverage ratios, average trading
volumes, capital offerings, investment performance by property
sector and subsector, and selected indicators of market performance. Report
is available free online.
REITWatch
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Monthly report provides detailed information on REIT investment performance and
financial activities, with report sections including indicators
of U.S. investment performance, U.S. performance statistics by
property sector and subsector, indicators of U.S. financial activity, and
indicators of global market performance. Current and past editions
of the publication can be downloaded and viewed free online.
Outlook for REITs and Commercial Properties
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Annual publication analyzes current conditions for REITs and commercial properties
and the outlook for both sectors in the year ahead, with topics
covered in the report including macroeconomic trends and
outlook, commercial property vacancy rates, rent growth,
and pricing trends, and REIT financial strength, operating performance,
and investment returns by sector. Reports are available free online.
Quarterly updates provide detailed analysis and forecasts for eleven major REIT sectors, with topics covered including demand drivers, supply growth, market rent and occupancy growth, same property net operating income (NOI) growth, capital allocation, property values, net asset value updates, long- term NOI growth, valuation dashboard, and comparative analysis. Sample update is available online.
Market analysis report provides industry statistics for a user-defined area on a national, state, county, metro area, or zip code level, with data provided including number of companies, market volume and sales trends, average company sales, sales per employee, staffing and employment trends, average employee wage, and business start up activity and failure rates. Sample report can be viewed online.
Financial benchmarking section of this report provides an analysis of industry income and expenses as a percentage of annual revenues for companies that own or finance income-producing properties across a range of sectors and qualify as REITs under IRS provisions which require them to distribute at least ninety percent of their taxable income as dividends to their shareholders on an annual basis.
Comprehensive report provides base salary, annual incentive award values, and long-term incentive award values for more than two hundred job positions employed by REITs and REOCs, with survey results broken out by primary property sector, total debt and equity capitalization, and number of full- time employees. Sample data and a list of job positions covered by the survey can be viewed online.
Free online service provides salary, bonus, and hourly wage data for job positions in this sector such as asset manager, investment analyst, financial analyst, accounting manager, and senior accountant, with employers for which data is provided including Crown Castle International Corp., Weyerhaeuser Company, Simon Property Group Inc., Host Hotels & Resorts Inc., and American Tower Corporation.