Latin American REIT champion launched
LAREAL is the new peak body for seven Latin American countries. It connects a fast-growing REIT region with a USD 60 billion market cap to global markets.
US REITs outperform on inflation…and much more
Investment returns for US Equity REITs beat private real estate returns in three critical inflation scenarios.
Across low, medium, and high CPI environments between 1970 and 2025, equity REITs outperformed by 220 to 500 basis points.
The analysis also showed REITs outperformed across different interest rate and GDP scenarios.
Source: Nareit
Published: July 2026
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EPRA: one real estate universe
EPRA has partnered with INREV to show that European listed and non-listed real estate are complementary pathways to the benefits of institutional-quality investment.
US REITs excel over a quarter century
US REITs outperform US private real estate by almost 2% in defined benefit plans over 26 years, and rank near the top of all US asset class returns.
Source: CEM for Nareit
Published: 2026
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REITs complete me
Nareit’s pathbreaking research reveals how investors can use REITs to achieve diversification and strategic alpha.
Nareit’s models and case studies show how REITs can be used to complete and round out portfolios.
The virtues of these blended portfolios have persuaded more than 70% of US pension funds to embrace REITs as an integral investment management strategy.
Global REITs outshine other asset classes
Globally, equity REITs outperform private real estate, stocks and bonds over the long-term.
Source: Nareit and partners
Published: 2025
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Nareit: REITs in 2025
Nareit’s survey of global REIT adoption and benefits, plus a look at the future of the international REIT landscape.
REITs outpace international stocks and bonds
REITs easily outshine rival asset classes when we look at compound annual growth rates.
Source: Nareit
Published: 2024
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European listed real estate beats European bonds and equities
Turning to Europe, REIT and corporate real estate equities returned an annualised 7.4% over 20 years, far higher than European equities and bonds.
Source: EPRA
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European listed real estate yields
The five-year average yield of listed real estate in the FTSE EPRA NAREIT Developed Europe REITs Index is 4.7% (as of June 30, 2021), easily surpassing the competition.
Source: EPRA
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EPRA: REITs around the world
EPRA’s snapshot of the global REIT universe.
Please click here for a video summary or visit the toolkit section of this site for the full report.
South African REITs add proven value
The South African REIT Association (SAREIT) make the case for a significant increase in REIT allocations within multi-asset investor portfolios.
The paper concludes that “…by incorporating REITs into a diversified portfolio, investors can potentially enhance risk-adjusted returns, hedge against inflation and gain exposure to the commercial real estate asset class.”
Source: SAREIT
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