Episode 410: Nareit’s Mid-Year Outlook Highlights Strong REIT Operational Performance
Jul 11, 2024
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John Worth, Nareit executive VP, discusses REIT operational performance in 2024 mid-year report. Despite stock market underperformance, REITs show high occupancy, positive NOI/FFO growth, and disciplined balance sheets. Analysis includes REIT trends, market convergence, active fund manager positions, and global return trends.
REITs show strong operational performance with high occupancy rates and disciplined balance sheets.
Residential rates are favored by active REIT managers due to housing shortages, emphasizing strategic investments in emerging sectors like data centers and healthcare.
Deep dives
REITs navigating market challenges and opportunities
REITs are facing stock performance challenges compared to the broader market due to unmet expectations in monetary policy easing. However, operational performance remains strong, with high occupancy rates and positive growth. The focus on disciplined balance sheets provides operational flexibility amidst rising interest rates. Historically, the convergence of public and private real estate markets has been advantageous for REITs.
Active investment trends and residential REITs
Active REIT managers are emphasizing residential rates due to a continuing housing shortage in the US. The active manager tracker highlights alpha generation through strategic investments in emerging property sectors like data centers and healthcare. Over the years, the residential sector has consistently shown robust performance, reflecting the demand for various housing types, benefiting REIT investors.
John Worth, Nareit executive vice president, research and investor outreach, was a guest on the latest episode of the REIT Report.
Worth discussed some of the key features of Nareit’s newly-published 2024 Mid-Year Report.
Worth noted that despite REITs underperforming the broader stock market this year, they remain able to navigate the current period of higher interest rates.
“REITs’ operational performance has been very solid. We've continued to see high occupancy rates in the major property types and we've seen positive NOI and FFO growth. We're also seeing the continuation of really disciplined balance sheets,” Worth said.