REITs have been "remarkably resilient" in their efforts to tap the capital markets and improve their balance sheets, said Keven Lindemann, director of SNL Real Estate, at REITWorld 2012: NAREIT's Annual Convention for All Things REIT. "What we've seen over the last couple of years is, really, very strong performance both by the companies and by the stocks. Investors are still very supportive of the sector," he said.