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Tim Riddiough, a professor in the Department of Real Estate and Urban Land Economics at the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin Madison, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. Riddiough discussed his recent research on the relationship …
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Conor Flynn, president and chief operating officer at Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. Flynn will succeed David Henry as CEO of Kimco beginning on Jan. 1. Flynn said Henry has prepared him well for …
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Scott MacComb, president of Allocation Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Allocation Advisors prepares purchase price allocations for real estate acquisitions. MacComb gave an overview of the current regulatory environment facing REITs. “We are still in a situation where the pendulum is …
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Chris Dubrowski, partner at Deloitte LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Dubrowski outlined how companies are preparing for the new revenue recognition standard issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). He acknowledged the difficulty in understanding new rules until they are …
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Kimber Bascom, partner in the KPMG Department of Professional Practice, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Bascom downplayed concerns that the new leases standard will end leasing activity. “There are many good reasons why leasing activity will continue to go on even after …
Adam Cohen, executive director of tax at W.P. Carey Inc. (NYSE: WPC), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Cohen noted that one of the main challenges facing REIT tax directors concerns resource constraints. “There are a lot of demands placed on the tax …
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With mountains of real estate debt coming due in the next three years, borrowers appear to be taking advantage of favorable market conditions to prepay loans tied to commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS). The CMBS delinquency rate, which includes loans that are 30 days or more past due, fell to 5.66 percent in January, compared with …
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Joshua Kagan, senior fellow with the Carbon War Room and director of business development at the Clean Fund, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va. The Carbon War Room is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization intended to use market forces to tackle climate change. The …
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Four REITs have been named 2014 ENERGY STAR award winners by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy. News
Four REITs have been named 2014 ENERGY STAR award winners by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Department of Energy. News