Banker Sees IPO Demand for REITs with Large Portfolios

Peter Baccile, global co-head of real estate at UBS, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Baccile discussed the market appetite for initial public offerings (IPOs) of REITs, as well as which sectors are seeing the most activity. News

NYSE’s Bohlert Says REIT IPO Pipeline Relatively Dry

Ron Bohlert, managing director of the global corporate client group of the NYSE, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Bohlert was asked to discuss some of the initial trends in the market for REIT initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014. Bohlert …

NYSE Executive Says REIT IPO Pipeline Relatively Dry

Ron Bohlert, managing director of the global corporate client group of the NYSE, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Bohlert was asked to discuss some of the initial trends in the market for REIT initial public offerings (IPOs) in 2014. Bohlert …

Single-Family Rental REITs Invitation Homes, Starwood Waypoint to Merge

Single-Family Rental REITs Invitation Homes, Starwood Waypoint to Merge Invitation Homes(NYSE: INVH) said Aug. 10 that it will combine with Starwood Waypoint Homes(NYSE: SFR) in an all-stock deal described by the two single-family rental housing REITs as a “merger of equals.” Shares of both companies reacted positively to the news. In mid-morning trading, Invitation Homes …

Physicians Realty CEO Says Market for Medical Office Buildings Robust

Physicians Realty CEO Says Market for Medical Office Buildings Robust John Thomas, president and CEO of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Physicians Realty Trust made nearly $250 million of investments in the first quarter. Thomas described the …

MedEquities Sets $150 Million Acquisition Target for 2017

MedEquities Sets $150 Million Acquisition Target for 2017 John McRoberts, chairman and CEO of MedEquities Realty Trust (NYSE: MRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. MedEquities provides capital primarily to the acute and post-acute services industry by making investments in health care facilities. …

Global Medical REIT Building Portfolio of Medical Facilities

Global Medical REIT Building Portfolio of Medical Facilities When Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE) went public last summer, the company set its sights on a specific niche within the health care real estate sector: licensed medical treatment facilities. The company has focused on transactions in the range of $10 million to $50 million, and …

PNLR Liquidity Events Changing, Lawyer Says

Ken Betts, international partner with Locke Lorde LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Betts noted that liquidity events are becoming more common in the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. He described two different kinds of liquidity events for PNLRs. Roughly 50 percent …