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Mark Decker Jr., president and CEO of IRET (NYSE: IRET), joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

IRET focuses on the ownership, management, acquisition, redevelopment and development of multifamily apartment communities.

Decker took over as president and CEO of IRET in April. He noted that the company’s management team has undergone substantial change in the past six months, as a new CFO and general counsel have also been appointed.

Christopher Benjamin, president and CEO of Alexander & Baldwin, joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

Alexander & Baldwin (NYSEMKT: ALEX) owns, operates and manages 4.8 million square feet of retail, industrial and office space primarily in Hawaii and on the U.S. mainland.

Owen Thomas, CEO of Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP), joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

Boston Properties owns and develops class-A office properties, with a significant presence in Boston, Los Angeles, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C.

Thomas commented on the growing popularity of mixed-use developments.

“We are increasingly seeing demand for properties that have all different kinds of uses…tenant demand is driving mixed-use,” Thomas said.

Privately held ShopOne Centers REIT, Inc. launched in October 2017 with a portfolio and a plan.

Changes to the tax code and the durability of the real estate cycle are among the key storylines to follow for REITs and real estate investment in 2018, according to economists from Nareit’s Research & Investor Outreach team.

James Taylor, Jr., president and CEO of Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE: BRX), joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

Brixmor owns and operates a portfolio of open-air shopping centers, with approximately 500 properties located across 38 states.

Taylor said he expects Brixmor’s active pace of dispositions to continue.

Dave Bragg, managing director at Green Street Advisors, joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

Bragg leads Green Street’s strategic research efforts, focusing on broad topics that have implications across property sectors and markets.

One topic that Green Street has focused on lately is Amazon’s decision to establish a second headquarters outside of Seattle. Rather than looking at the likely candidates for the new headquarters, Bragg said Green Street has concentrated on the negative implications for Seattle.

REITs have outperformed the industry’s long-term average in 2017 despite underperforming the broader stock market, according to Brad Case, Nareit senior vice president for research and industry information.

As of Dec. 15, total returns of the FTSE Nareit All REITs Index were 10.2 percent for the year.

Returns in the broader market were dominated by large-cap stocks, especially tech stocks, Case said. That, in turn, made REIT investments look relatively weak.

Christopher Constant, president and CEO of Getty Realty Corp. (NYSE: GTY), joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017.

Getty specializes in the ownership, leasing and financing of convenience store and gasoline station properties.