Led by activity in seniors housing and hotels—the fastest growing property sectors this year—publicly traded REITs have not slackened their growth momentum in 2011. Through April, REITs accounted for 27% of total closed and in contract volume in the five main property types and seniors housing on $22.6B in acquisitions,even excluding blockbuster mergers such as Ventas-Nationwide Health Properties and AMB-ProLogis. They have not been shy about spending, either: average REIT per unit pricing premiums range from just 9% for industrial to more than 200% for hotels.

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Data subject to future revision; based on properties & portfolios $2.5 mil and greater.
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