Welltower Inc. WELL is a healthcare REIT that provides real estate capital to housing operators of senior care, post-acute care providers and other health systems. Weyerhaeuser Co. WY is a specialty REIT that owns and manages timberlands and manufactures wood products. American Homes 4 Rent Class A AMH is a residential REIT that acquires, owns and leases single-family homes. AvalonBay Communities Inc. AVB is a residential REIT that owns, leases and operates apartment communities. The analyst upgrades across several subsectors show optimism that REITs as a distinct investment class could be turning around from the poor performances that characterized this sector over the past year. Rising inflation and Federal Reserve interest rate hikes pounded some share prices as much as 70% lower.