Self storage is a niche property type within commercial real estate. Self storage demand benefits from all aspects of life—in good times due to home renovations, new jobs/relocation, and summertime storage between college semesters, but also during difficult times such as dealing with a divorce, the passing of a family member, and job dislocation.  The […]

The Chilton REIT Team recently attended the NAREIT REITWeek conference in New York City, where we met with over 50 REIT management teams in a one-on-one or small group setting. The conference was especially important this year due to the significant discounts to Net Asset Value (or NAV) at which many of them were trading. […]

The MSCI US REIT Index (RMS) had a total return of +4.4% in June, while the S&P 500 had a total return of +0.6%. The Chilton REIT Composite underperformed the benchmark for the month by producing a total return of +4.3%, both net and gross of fees. For the second quarter, the Composite produced a […]

We have long considered the cell tower business model as one of the most attractive, boasting consistent cash flow growth with low maintenance capital expenditures.  As such, the cell tower REITs, consisting of Crown Castle (NYSE: CCI), American Tower (NYSE: AMT), and SBA Communications (NASDAQ: SBAC), produced average annualized total returns of 15% from 2007 to 2017, which compared to […]

The MSCI US REIT Index (RMS) had a total return of +3.9% in May, while the S&P 500 had a total return of +2.4%. The Chilton REIT Composite underperformed the benchmark for the month by producing a total return of +2.2%, both net and gross of fees. Year to date, the Chilton REIT Composite has […]

Since President Trump was elected on November 9, 2016, the lodging REIT sector (Bloomberg: BBREHOTL Index) has outperformed the MSCI US REIT Index (Bloomberg: RMS G) by over 2,350 basis points (bps) through April 16, 2018. The strong stock performance has likely been in anticipation of the pro-growth and pro-business agenda that President Trump’s election […]

The MSCI US REIT Index (RMS) had a total return of +1.4% in April, while the S&P 500 had a total return of +0.4%. The Chilton REIT Composite underperformed the benchmark for the month by producing a total return of +0.3% and +0.5%, net of fees and gross of fees, respectively. Year to date, the […]

The first three months of 2018 saw an end to the S&P 500’s nine-quarter winning streak as investor concerns about rising interest rates, the potential for a Fed policy misstep, and fears of a global trade war outweighed extremely positive corporate earnings. For the quarter, the S&P 500 closed at 2,640, generating a total return […]

When we last discussed the healthcare REIT sector in our May 2014 Outlook, the sector was riding high.  Citi had it consistently trading at a large premium to its net asset value (or NAV) since early 2009.  Our recommendation that investors avoid the sector was a bold call, but it has been a key driver […]

A ‘correction’ is defined as a decline of 10% or more from a recent high. As of February 23, 2018, the MSCI US REIT Total Return Index (Bloomberg: RMS G) was trading 11% below its recent high on December 18, 2017. Some pundits assert that a correction can be healthy for a rising market, as […]