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Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
Our dedicated team serves real estate owners and operators, publicly traded REITs, nontraded REITs, private REITs and more. We advise more REITs than any other professional services firm. Our knowledge, experience and capabilities make us the leader in serving REITs.
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What EY can do for you
As REITs continue to gain prominence globally, including ongoing growth in nontraditional property sectors, we are here to help organizations successfully manage their capital agenda, allocate capital, enhance their operations and adapt to disruptive influences, all within their regulatory frameworks.
REITs and other real estate organizations are seeing environmental, social and governance (ESG) strategies that are continuing to gain momentum in the market as capital and talent shift from organizations that create only value for their shareholders to those that create value in the long term, across a broader group of stakeholders, including employees, consumers, suppliers, communities, government, investors and shareholders. This shift requires an increased focus on areas such as carbon reduction within real estate; social aspects, such as employee/tenant wellness and the return-to-work environment; and governance efforts that include diligence and nonfinancial reporting on these and other important ESG metrics.
In addition, the explosion of venture capital invested in built-world technology cannot be ignored. Real estate owners and operators are recognizing and reaping the benefits of current and new technologies that improve the customer experience, increase access to financial data, enhance internal efficiencies, reduce risk, and create new services or products.
EY services and solutions to help you on your journey include, but are not limited to:
REIT market share
We advise more real estate investment trusts (REITs) than any other professional services firm. Our dedicated team serves real estate owners and operators, publicly traded REITs, nontraded REITs, private REITs and more.
S&P Global REIT Top 100
The team
Christopher Johnston
Americas REIT Leader and US West Region Assurance Leader – Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction
Helping large global institutional investors, public REITs, emerging growth companies and entrepreneurs seek capital to create enterprise value.
Irvine, USA
Umar Riaz
EY Americas Real Estate, Hospitality & Construction Consulting Leader
Transformation agent. Innovative thinker. Real estate and hospitality professional. Leveraging technology to drive transformation.
Jennifer Leitsch
Managing Director, Climate Change and Sustainability Services, Ernst & Young LLP
Sustainability leader and ESG nerd. Nonprofit board director, professor, foodie, reader, traveler. Loves live music and hiking.
Denver, USA
Mark Kirshenbaum
Principal, Tax and Co-Leader, REIT Tax Practice, Ernst & Young LLP
Tax attorney. Advises on the tax and structuring aspects of complex transactions.
Boston, USA
Sarah Ralph
Principal, Tax, and Co-Leader, REIT Tax Practice, Ernst & Young LLP
Tax advisor to public and private equity and mortgage REITs, real estate companies, private equity, partnerships and public and private corporations.
New York, USA
Our latest thinking
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Webcast on demand
Distress in real estate: How banks and buyers price deals
Please join our panel of professionals for our webcast – a timely discussion of recent distressed real estate and banking industry trends.
11 Oct 2023 | 15:00 your local time
How leaders are linking organizational success to employee experience
In this webcast, panelists discuss how corporate executives can harness trends in employee and workplace experience to drive value and performance.
27 Sep 2022 | 16:00 your local time
Macroeconomic trends: impact on real estate and the future workplace
Join us for an upcoming EY webcast, which will include a panel discussion on how macroeconomic trends, including geopolitical risks, oil prices, inflation and monetary policy, are impacting the real estate sector. We’ll also discuss how and why employers and landlords should reimagine their built environment for a hybrid workforce.
12 Apr 2022 | 06:00 your local time
