Market Commentary The Importance of Underrepresented Asset Classes in Defined Contribution Plans For decades, defined benefit (DB) pension plans have been using real estate successfully within their investment portfolios. 05/06/2024 Image
Market Commentary REITs and Broad Markets Fell in April as Inflation Remains Sticky and 10-Year Treasury Yield Hits Highest Level Since October The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index fell 7.9% in April as the yield on the 10-Year Treasury hit its highest level since October 2023. 05/03/2024 Image
Market Commentary REITs Raised More Than $17 Billion Through Debt and Equity Offerings in 2024: Q1 U.S. REITs raised $17.6 billion from secondary debt and equity offerings in the first quarter of 2024. 05/01/2024 Image
Market Commentary Attention Real Estate Investors: REITs May Offer More for Less Retailers have long been adept at catering to consumers’ desires to get more for less. In the mid-1960s, Kmart started its Blue Light Specials. 04/30/2024 Image
Nareit Developments Navigating Market Challenges: Insights from Industry Experts: Webinar On an April 23 webinar hosted by IREI and Nareit, panelists discussed public REIT performance amid market volatility. 04/24/2024 Image
Video Insights Into Cyber Liability Trends NFP’s Kevin Smith discusses the evolving landscape of cyber liability and real estate. 04/16/2024 Image
Market Commentary No Fed Cuts, Still No Problem: Disciplined Balance Sheets Insulate REITs From Higher Rates At the start of the year, economists and financial markets anticipated that the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) would embark on a series of target fed fund rate cuts in 2024. 04/15/2024 Image
Market Commentary Global Real Estate Rose in March The FTSE EPRA Nareit Developed Extended Index rose 3.2% in March, narrowly outperforming global equities as the FTSE Global All Cap rose 3.1%. 04/12/2024 Image
Market Commentary A Cut Above: U.S. Public Equity REIT Occupancy Rates Today’s property market is generally marked by supply-demand imbalances, yet not all segments of the commercial real estate market have exhibited the same levels of operational performance. 04/10/2024 Image
Market Commentary Closing Public-Private Real Estate Cap Rate Spreads and REIT Outperformance Commercial property performance and valuation metrics diverge from time to time. 04/08/2024 Image
Market Commentary REITs Climbed in March; Specialty REITs Lead in 2024 The FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs Index rose 1.8% in March. Broader equity markets continued to outperform, as the Russell 1000 and Dow Jones U.S. Total Stock Market each rose 3.2%. 04/03/2024 Image
Video Navigating Interest Rates and Hedging Strategies Chatham Financial director discusses interest rate trends, emphasizing flexibility and communication amid volatile market conditions. 04/02/2024 Image