After seeing a windfall of flows in 2021, real estate ETFs have experienced net outflows of $2.1 billion so far in 2022.

Activist investor Jonthan Litt owns a stake in Healthcare Realty, which is proposing to buy Healthcare Trust of America Inc.

“This is the first quarter we have seen a return to normal conference season,” says one industry insider.

REIT balance sheets remain strong and management teams believe they are prepared to weather any economic setbacks.

A third of homes bought in the Atlanta area in the first quarter went to investors, the highest share among 40 US metropolitan areas tracked by Redfin Corp.

CRE CLO issuance almost doubled from last year’s levels, according to recent CBRE data, driven by debt fund activity.