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Jeffrey Stoops, president and CEO of SBA Communications Corp. (NASDAQ: SBAC), was a guest on the latest edition of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast.

Brad Case, Nareit senior vice president for research and industry information, was a guest on the latest edition of Nareit’s REIT report podcast.

Case highlighted the turnaround in REIT market performance seen since February. Prior to that, REITs had underperformed the broader stock market – particularly growth stocks – for about a year and a half.

Stacy Slater, senior vice president for investor relations at Brixmor Property Group Inc. (NYSE: BRX), joined Nareit for a special edition of Nareit’s REIT Report Podcast recorded in New York during Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference.

Laurel Durkay, portfolio manager at Cohen & Steers, and J. Scott Craig, portfolio manager at Eaton Vance, were guests on a special edition of Nareit’s REIT Report Podcast recorded in New York during Nareit’s REITweek: 2018 Investor Conference.

Durkay and Craig discussed several key topics, including the messages from REIT management teams that they are paying most attention to.

Hans Nordby, managing director of CoStar Portfolio Strategy, was a guest on the latest edition of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast.

Nordby discussed some of the main factors influencing REIT valuations and what the sharp disconnect between public and private market real estate values could mean going forward.

Lindsay Dutch, REIT equity analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, was a guest on Nareit’s REIT Report podcast. She spoke about the proposed acquisition of DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT) by Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) and its impact on the industrial REIT sector.

Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT) said May 7 that it has agreed to be acquired by affiliates of Blackstone Real Estate Partners VIII for $27.50 per share in an all-cash transaction valued at $7.6 billion.

The offer represents a 15 percent premium above Gramercy’s closing share price of $23.82 on May 4. Completion of the transaction is currently expected to occur in the second half of 2018.

Calvin Schnure, Nareit senior vice president for research and economic analysis, was a guest on the latest edition of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast. Calvin highlighted some of the main issues raised in the Urban Land Institute’s (ULI) spring real estate economic forecast, which he contributed to.

The ULI consensus expects the overall economy to continue expanding over the next few years, with the outlook for commercial real estate favorable as well.

Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD) will acquire DCT Industrial Trust Inc. (NYSE: DCT) for $8.4 billion in an all-stock transaction including debt, the two companies said April 29.

Beth Mace, chief economist and director of outreach at the National Investment Center for Seniors Housing & Care (NIC), was a guest on the latest edition of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast.

While the senior housing sector faces some near-term challenges, including a decline in occupancy in broad aggregate terms and labor force wage pressure, Mace said the sector remains a compelling story for investors.