Total returns for the FTSE Nareit All Equity REITs index are down 20 percent year-to-date amid broader macroeconomic concerns, but REIT balance sheets and real estate fundamentals remain on solid footing.
Some investors and analysts believe that the publicly-traded REIT sector could outperform the broader stock market in the near term.
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.