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STAG Industrial CEO Expects Acquisition Pace to Accelerate Ben Butcher, chairman, president and CEO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Following the acquisition of 11 properties in the first quarter, Butcher said the pace of purchases is …
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Easterly Government Properties Focusing on Acquisitions William Trimble, president and CEO of Easterly Government Properties (NYSE: DEA), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Easterly acquires, develops and manages class-A commercial properties that are leased to government agencies primarily through the General Services Administration …
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New EPRA Chief Sees Opportunity to Expand REITs into Poland, Sweden Dominique Moerenhout, the new CEO of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Moerenhout commented on the political climate in Europe and its impact on the …
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RLJ Lodging Trust to Buy FelCor for Approximately $1.2 Billion RLJ Lodging Trust (NYSE: RLJ) said April 24 that it has agreed to buy FelCor Lodging Trust Inc. (NYSE: FCH) in an all-stock transaction that values FelCor at approximately $1.2 billion. The merger is expected to create the third-largest public lodging REIT. RLJ said the …
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REIT Executives See Growth Moderating in 2017 REIT executives in the residential, retail and lodging sectors say new supply and changes in consumer habits are likely to result in more moderate growth in 2017 compared with recent years. C-suite executives from AvalonBay Communities Inc. (NYSE: AVB), Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FTR) and Host Hotels …
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Favorable Supply Picture Boosts Manufactured Housing REITs Manufactured housing REITs occupy an enviable place in the real estate market today as they continue to benefit from a dearth of new supply and healthy demand for affordable housing options, analysts say. According to Ryan Burke, an analyst at Green Street Advisors, approximately 10 new manufactured home …
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Kimco’s Approach Evolves at Wilde Lake Village Center The closure of a supermarket in Columbia, Maryland, more than 10 years ago forced Kimco Realty Corp. (NYSE: KIM) to take a fresh look at the retail-only strategy for its shopping centers. Now, the site of the shuttered grocery store embodies the retail REIT’s efforts to turn …
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Canadian Real Estate Enjoying Strong Investor Demand, REALpac CFO says Nancy Anderson, CFO and vice president of the Real Property Association of Canada (REALpac), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Anderson discussed the health of Canada’s real estate investment market. She noted …
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Industrial REIT Monmouth Funding Acquisitions Through Substantial Cash Flow Michael Landy, president and CEO of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at NAREIT’s 2017 Washington Leadership Forum at The Hay-Adams. Landy explained that Monmouth’s upward trend in adjusted funds from operations (AFFO) has been achieved through …
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REITs Post Solid Earnings Growth in 4th Quarter of 2016 From an operating standpoint, REITs posted a strong performance in the fourth quarter of 2016, according to the latest data available from NAREIT’s T-Tracker. Notably, funds from operations (FFO) grew 7.5 percent from the previous quarter and 20.5 percent from the year-earlier period. Nine of …
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