The European Public Real Estate Association (Epra) and the US-based National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (Nareit) have become full members of Reita, the educational and awareness campaign in the UK for REITs and property investment. Up to now EPRA and NAREIT had supporting organisation status with Reita. In a statement on Thursday, Reita said Epra and Nareit are also joining Reita's executive committee and will be involved in setting the organisation's strategic direction.