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David Gladstone, chairman, president and CEO of Gladstone Land Corp. (NASDAQ: LAND), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Sherry Rexroad, chief investment officer at BlackRock Global Real Estate Securities Group, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Rexroad emphasized that one of the primary benefits of investing in global real estate securities is the diversification gained from exposure to different economies with varied monetary policies. She cautioned against investing in a single country because of the outsized influence that monetary policy is exerting at this time.
Doug Brien, CEO of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (NYSE: SWAY), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Based in Oakland, Calif., Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust acquires, renovates, leases, maintains and manages single-family homes. Brien said rental demand is at its highest level in more than six years due in part to construction remaining in check.
Eric Bolton, chairman and CEO of MAA (NYSE: MAA), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
MAA focuses on the acquisition, development and management of apartment properties throughout the Southeast and Southwest regions of the United States. Bolton said the company is continuing to see positive rent growth across its portfolio.
Thomas Nolan, chairman and CEO of Spirit Realty Capital (NYSE: SRC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Scottsdale, Ariz.-based Spirit Realty Capital was formed in 2003 to purchase single-tenant, net lease properties. The company booked close to $ 1 billion in acquisitions in 2014.
Ramin Kamfar, chairman and CEO of Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE: BRG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Like-kind exchanges aid the commercial real estate sector by promoting increased investment, reducing holding periods and lowering leverage levels, according to an academic study released July 9.
Also known as 1031 exchanges after Section 1031 of the Internal Revenue Code, like-kind exchanges allow individuals and businesses to defer the payment of taxes on gains made on the exchange of property held for investment or in a trade or business for “like-kind” property.
Benjamin Butcher, president and CEO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
STAG is a Boston-based REIT focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States.
Butcher told REIT.com that the dynamics for favorable leasing conditions have improved during the last year.
David Schulte, president and CEO of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (NYSE: CORR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
CorEnergy primarily owns midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets that perform utility-like functions, such as pipelines, storage terminals, and transmission and distribution assets. CorEnergy is the first publicly traded infrastructure REIT focused exclusively on energy infrastructure assets.
