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Thomas McGuinness, president and CEO of InvenTrust Properties Corp., participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

McGuinness commented on InvenTrust’s recent acquisition of PGA Plaza, a 120,000-square-foot Trader Joe’s grocery-anchored neighborhood center in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida, for $88 million. “PGA Plaza is a property that checks all the boxes for us,” he said.

McGuinness said that although the south Florida market is “very competitive,” it is a market where InvenTrust wants to expand.

David Nunes, president and CEO of Rayonier Inc. (NYSE: RYN), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Steven Brown, senior portfolio manager at American Century Investments, joined Nareit for a special edition of Nareit’s REIT Report Podcast recorded in New York during Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference.

Christopher Volk, president and CEO of STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

When asked about 2018 acquisitions and pricing, Volk said the company has been on a pace to do roughly $100 million of acquisitions a month for the last three years, noting that the capitalization rates “have held pretty steady for most of that time.”

Richard Stockton, president and CEO of Braemar Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BHR), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Braemar, formerly known as Ashford Hospitality Prime, Inc., underwent a branding change earlier this year. Stockton said the new identity reinforces the company’s focus on the luxury hotel sector.

Hap Stein, chairman and CEO of Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE: REG), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Stein noted that news of distress in the retail sector has obscured the fact that last year 4,000 new stores opened, with 1,000 additional openings recorded so far this year.

Arlen Nordhagen, chairman, president, and CEO of National Storage Affiliates (NYSE: NSA), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Chris Marr, president and CEO of CubeSmart (NYSE: CUBE), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Southern California and Florida are among CubeSmart’s top-performing markets. Marr explained that in California, new supply is being kept in check by strict regulations. Given the region’s strong population growth, “it’s a good market dynamic,” he said.

Donald Wood, president and CEO of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference in New York.

Wood observed that about 17 percent of Federal Realty’s income stream is generated by its office and residential assets. That ratio could increase to about 21 percent, “but we’re still growing our retail platform too,” he noted.