Episode 425: EY’s Brandon Pizzola Says REIT Industry’s Economic Footprint Continues to Grow

Brandon Pizzola, economist in EY’s Quantitative Economics and Statistics (QUEST) practice, was a guest on the latest episode of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast. Nareit commissioned EY to estimate the economic contribution of U.S. REITs in 2023, the most recent year of complete information. The data showed that REITs supported an estimated 3.5 million full-time equivalent (FTE) jobs and $278 billion of labor income. “The one thing to flag is that REITs continue to grow,” Pizzola said. H...