Audit Specialist Says Companies Debating Use of Non-GAAP Measures

Audit Specialist Says Companies Debating Use of Non-GAAP Measures Catherine Ide, senior director of professional practice at the Center for Audit Quality (CAQ), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. CAQ was established in 2007 with a mission to enhance investor confidence and …

Robotic Automation Impacting Real Estate Industry, Consultant Says

Robotic Automation Impacting Real Estate Industry, Consultant Says Josh Herrenkohl, principal and global real estate advisory leader at EY, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Herrenkohl discussed technology trends that could impact the real estate industry. One is robotic process automation, which …

Blackstone PNLR Producing “Good Press,” Real Estate Lawyer Says

Blackstone PNLR Producing “Good Press,” Real Estate Lawyer Says Peter Fass, partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Fass was on a REITWise panel that looked at new fee models and other changes to the public non-listed REIT …

GGP CEO Mathrani Says Retail Real Estate “Under-demolished” in U.S.

GGP CEO Mathrani Says Retail Real Estate “Under-demolished” in U.S. Sandeep Mathrani, CEO of GGP (NYSE: GGP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Washington Leadership Forum at The Hay-Adams. GGP’s same-store net operating income (NOI) increased approximately 4 percent from 2015 to 2016. Mathrani said the growth is primarily “organic” …

Iron Mountain Watching Tax, Privacy Issues in Congress

Iron Mountain Watching Tax, Privacy Issues in Congress William Meaney, president and CEO of Iron Mountain Inc. (NYSE: IRM), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Washington Leadership Forum at The Hay-Adams. Iron Mountain, a storage and information management services REIT, has a core customer list of 940 Fortune 1000-listed companies. …

Self-Storage Lender Jernigan Capital Looks Beyond Development Cycle

Self-Storage Lender Jernigan Capital Looks Beyond Development Cycle While Jernigan Capital, Inc. (NYSE: JCAP) has only been in operation since 2015, founder Dean Jernigan’s roots in the self-storage industry go back more than 30 years. His experience and that of others on the Jernigan Capital team have enabled the company to develop a unique niche …

Vornado’s Energy Consumption Database Enabling Creative Projects

Vornado’s Energy Consumption Database Enabling Creative Projects Dan Egan, vice president for sustainability and utilities at Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas. Vornado received the 2016 Leader in the Light Award in the Diversified …

Data Center REIT Digital Realty Making Sustainability More Visible

Data Center REIT Digital Realty Making Sustainability More Visible Aaron Binkley, director of sustainability programs at data center REIT Digital Realty Trust (NYSE: DLR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Hilton Austin in Austin, Texas. Binkley discussed some of the changes he has seen …

Tax Reform Unlikely if Republicans Lose White House, Kies Says

Ken Kies, managing director of the Federal Policy Group, LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. Federal Policy Group advises clients on tax policy matters before Congress, the Treasury Department, the Internal Revenue Service and the OECD. Kies previously …