Real Estate Earnings Preview
REIT earnings should provide pivotal information on rent collection and future dividend plans on what will surely be the most newsworthy and potentially volatile earnings season in at least a decade. While some REITs have provided mid-quarter updates on rent collection and balance sheet health, this is the first update we'll hear from the majority of companies since the start of the coronavirus pandemic. As discussed in the article titled "REITs: This Time Is Different", most commercial equity REITs and housing-related companies entered the COVID-19 crisis on solid