National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

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National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts

Abbreviation	Nareit
Formation	September 15, 1960
Headquarters	Washington, D.C.
Location	United States
Official language	English
Key people	Steven A. Wechsler (President & CEO)
Website	www.reit.com

The National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) is a Washington, D.C.–based association representing industries that include real estate investment trusts (REITs), mortgage REITs (mREITs) REITs traded on major stock exchanges, public non-listed REITs, and private REITs. Nareit publicly trades real estate in the U.S. real estate and capital markets. It is a publicly traded organization that deals with real estate in the U.S. capital markets. It also serves as a valuable resource for REIT policymakers.

Nareit’s members are REITs and other international independent businesses.^[5] It is run by an independent executive board^[6] led by President and CEO Steven A. Wechsler.^[7]