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The United States

The United States

Total Property Value
$2.2T
[source]
Number of Properties
570,000
[source]
Economic Contribution in Full Time Equivalent Employees
3.5M
[source]
Share of Households Invested in REITs
50.35%
[source]

REITs make key contributions the U.S. Economy, according to EY:

  • U.S. REITs contributed the equivalent of an estimated 3.5 million full-time jobs to the economy in 2023 generating $278 billion of labor income.
  • REIT activities resulted in the distribution of $110.8 billion of dividend income in 2023.
  • REITs invested $120.9 billion in routine capital expenditures to maintain existing property and new construction in 2023.

Public REITs own 570,000 properties across the U.S. as of year-end 2024. Equity and mortgage REITs combined own roughly $2.5 trillion in gross real estate assets. Private REITs own an additional $2 trillion in gross assets bringing the total REIT ownership value to more than $4.5 trillion in the U.S. as of year-end 2024.

Listed REITs have year-end 2024 equity market capitalization around $1.4 trillion.

REIT Assets by Sector[source]

Learn more about the types of real estate that REITs own

Timberland

Timberland Acreage

14,616,000
Outdoor Advertising

Outdoor Advertising

207,201
SFR

Single Family Rentals

190,657
Tower

Tower

97,936
Retail

Retail

34,653
Industrial

Industrial

9,028
Health Care

Health Care

8,504
Self-Storage

Self-Storage

7,830
Residential

Residential

4,769
Specialty

Specialty

3,100
Office

Office

2,062
Lodging Resorts

Lodging / Resorts

1,573
Mixed Use

Mixed Use

1,002
Data Center

Data Center

352
Gaming

Gaming

116
Last Update
August 21, 2025

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