REIT IPOs may increase in 2019

This year there may be an increase in REIT IPOs, according to an article by National Real Estate Investor.

Five REITs went public last year, generating capital of nearly $3.3 billion. That’s lower than the nine REIT IPOs in 2017 and substantially lower than the 19 REIT IPOs back in 2013.

An upturn in IPOs in 2019 could result from public REITs generally trading at the same value as their private counterparts.

As of March 6, this year’s total return for REITs was 11.97 percent, compared with a total return of –4.1 percent last year.