# AEW’s Gina Szymanski Bullish on Outlook for REIT Growth, Fundamentals

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Author: Sequoia Research
Published: 2026-10-16T22:42:51.188Z
Updated: 2026-10-16T23:17:15.125Z
Original source: [Nareit](https://www.reit.com/news/podcasts/aews-gina-szymanski-bullish-outlook-reit-growth-fundamentals)
Source published: 2026-09-17T17:22:42.000Z
Type: News
Topics: REITs

AEW's Gina Szymanski tells Nareit's REIT Report that reduced development pipelines support a favorable long-term view of listed real estate. She connects today's low new supply with the slowdown in construction decisions after interest rates began rising in 2022.

Szymanski identifies senior housing, data centers and retail among sectors with growth potential, while acknowledging a narrower spread between REIT implied capitalization rates and Treasury yields. Her comments express an investment manager's outlook and approach to market volatility; they do not establish future returns for those sectors.

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