As if concerns over banks’ liquidity weren’t enough to rattle investors, analysts have been raising concerns about the U.S. commercial real-estate market, especially for office buildings. Below is a screen of real-estate investment trusts that concentrate on commercial real estate, highlighting the 11 analysts expect to fare best through 2024.
On Monday, a group of analysts at BofA Securities led by Camille Bonnel wrote that REITs that own office buildings had declined 70% in value “as public markets have been pricing in secular headwinds and tight lending conditions” since the beginning of the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. The BofA analysts provided some comfort for REIT investors: “Most REITs tend to own top-quartile properties and follow an active, hands-on ownership model. Historically, public REITs outperform within their markets particularly in tougher market conditions like today.”