Healthcare REITs Beat Broad REIT Index and Stock Market in 4th quarter 2018
U.S. Healthcare REITs returned a higher yield than did both the broader REIT index and the S&P 500 in the fourth quarter 2018 in a quarter where the S&P 500 Index posted a -13.52% return.
Ending the volatile 4th quarter 2018 up 3% from the beginning of the quarter, the NAREIT Healthcare Index performance was yet another sign that the market for medical real estate and its link to the growing demand for healthcare and long-term care and is largely independent of the overall economy.
Source: wolfmediausa.com
