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Michael Schall, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. According to Schall, the momentum that the apartment industry enjoyed in 2014 carried over into the first half of 2015. In the first quarter, Essex …
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A new report concludes that committing to sustainability pays off for REITs. REITs with higher Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) scores outperform their peers in terms of returns, according to a study from the University of Cambridge. The study also showed that when adjusted for risk, there is a significant link between REITs’ portfolio …
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Steven Marks, managing director with Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Marks said fundamentals in the real estate market generally held up in the first half of 2015 throughout all sectors. Fitch Ratings is projecting growth in same store net operating income (SSNOI) …
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Speaking at a lunch panel on the first day of REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, executives from a diverse group of REITs expressed optimism regarding fundamentals in their particular market segments. During the June 9 session moderated by David Neithercut, president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR) and NAREIT’s 2015 chair, the executives also …
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Mark Van Deusen, partner with the law firm Hunton & Williams LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Van Deusen discussed some of the factors driving the market REIT initial public offerings (IPOs). First, he pointed out that portfolios in REIT IPOs traditionally …
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Lukas Hartwich, analyst at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Hartwich outlined the various factors Green Street considers when determining the valuation of a company. “Growth is definitely a consideration,” he said. “But, first and foremost, what we look at …
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Mike Stauffer, vice president of taxes at Kilroy Realty Corp. (NYSE: KRC), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Stauffer commented that the biggest change Kilroy has had to deal with in recent years concerns tangible property regulations issued by the Internal Revenue Service …
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Sam Melehani, partner at PwC, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Melehani commented on two recent developments at the state level regarding the taxation of REITs. First, he noted that proposed legislation in Hawaii to abolish the dividends paid deduction for REITs has …
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Tom Klaritch, executive vice president of medical office properties at HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va. HCP is a fully integrated REIT serving the health care industry. It was the first health care REIT selected to the S&P 500 …
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Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility with Forest City Enterprises, Inc. (NYSE: FCE.A), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va. Ziegler said Forest City learned “a lot” in putting out its first sustainability report to the public a year ago. “We’ve received …