Listed REITs and financial markets are under pressure from the forces of rising rates, recession fears, and elevated valuations. With the big sell-off investors should take notice the valuation gap between public and private real estate has widened substantially. In this Q&A with Kelly Rush, Chief Investment Officer, Principal Real Estate Securities, we discuss some of these key forces impacting markets, valuation signals in the REIT market, and what are a few of the relative advantages of owning REITs today.