REITweek Conference: Fresh Data On All Things REIT

  • REITweek 2025 highlighted a massive disconnect between public REIT prices and private real estate values, with most sectors trading at steep NAV discounts. Management teams are aggressively pursuing share buybacks, capitalizing on the undervaluation to drive immediate NAV and AFFO/share accretion. The best opportunities are in shopping centers, industrial, farmland, and timberland—sectors with rising property values, strong fundamentals, and highly transactable assets.