Overcoming Challenges with REITs and Tenants

Few industries have been hit with as many difficult new challenges over the past year and a half as the real estate investment trust (REIT) sector. Amid continuing uncertainty in the office and retail real estate markets, REITs have had to grapple with challenges arising from the COVID-19 pandemic and a fast-changing regulatory landscape regarding mask mandates, vaccinations, and sanitation requirements. REITs have also been impacted by the supply chain crunch, labor shortage, extreme weather, and civil unrest. This article looks at the challenges REITs and tenants are facing from the business continuity and resilience perspective. In my experience from…