Chatham Lodging CEO Says Business Travel “Firmer Than Expected”

Chatham Lodging CEO Says Business Travel “Firmer Than Expected” Jeffrey Fisher, chairman, president and CEO of Chatham Lodging Trust(NYSE: CLDT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Chatham primarily invests in upscale extended-stay hotels and premium-branded, select-service hotels. Fisher attributed the better-than-expected revenue per …

Broadstone Sees Expansion in Net Lease, Single-Family Rental Platforms

Broadstone Sees Expansion in Net Lease, Single-Family Rental Platforms Chris Czarnecki, CEO of Broadstone Real Estate, LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Czarnecki was promoted to CEO of the private REIT in February. He noted that some of his major goals in …

Columbia Property Trust Still Sees Rent Growth Potential in Gateway Markets

Columbia Property Trust Still Sees Rent Growth Potential in Gateway Markets Nelson Mills, president and CEO of Columbia Property Trust, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Columbia sold $500 million of assets in the first half of the year, completing a three-year transition …

STAG Industrial CEO Expects Acquisition Pace to Accelerate

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 …

Easterly Government Properties Focusing on Acquisitions

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 …

CyrusOne CFO Diane Morefield Seeks Greater Role for Women in Real Estate

CyrusOne CFO Diane Morefield Seeks Greater Role for Women in Real Estate Diane Morefield, CFO of CyrusOne (NASDAQ: CONE) and chair of NAREIT’s new Dividends Through Diversity Initiative, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. The Dividends Through Diversity Initiative was launched earlier this …

Howard Hughes Corp. Boosting Recurring Income

Howard Hughes Corp. Boosting Recurring Income David Weinreb, CEO of Howard Hughes Corp. (NYSE: HHC), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Howard Hughes Corp. owns, manages and develops commercial, residential and mixed-use real estate throughout the country. Weinreb noted that since going public …

Uncertainty Surrounds SEC Proposals, Lawyer Says

Uncertainty Surrounds SEC Proposals, Lawyer Says David Slotkin, a partner at Morrison & Foerster LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Slotkin participated in a REITWise panel discussion on Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) legal issues. Slotkin said an SEC proposal on …

RLJ Lodging Trust to Buy FelCor for Approximately $1.2 Billion

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 …