Multifamily Sector Offers Most Value to Investors Real Estate Trust, CEO Says

Tim Mihalick, president and CEO of Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. The company announced earlier this month that it would exit the health care and industrial markets in order to become a pure-play multifamily …

Timber REIT Rayonier Expects Increased Harvest

David Nunes, president and CEO of Rayonier (NYSE: RYN), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Rayonier owns, leases or manages approximately 2.7 million acres of working timber forests in the United States and New Zealand. News

Student Housing REIT American Campus Communities Fortifying Balance Sheet

Bill Bayless, president and CEO of American Campus Communities (NYSE: ACC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. American Campus Communities develops, owns and manages student housing communities at 96 campuses throughout the United States. News

Self-Storage REIT CubeSmart Fueled by Urbanization, Limited Supply

Chris Marr, president and CEO of CubeSmart L.P. (NYSE: CUBE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. CubeSmart is one of the largest owners and operators of self-storage facilities in the United States. Marr discussed the factors driving organic growth at CubeSmart. …

Infrastructure REIT CS&L Increasing Diversity of Customer, Asset Bases

Kenny Gunderman, president and CEO of Communications Sales & Leasing (NASDAQ: CSAL), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. CS&L owns 3.9 million fiber strand miles, 85 wireless towers, and other communications real estate assets throughout the United States and Mexico. News

Activist Investors “Fact of Life” in Real Estate Now, Cicco Says

Marty Cicco, senior managing director at Evercore, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Evercore is an independent investment banking advisory firm. Cicco said he expects activist shareholders to continue to play a role in the commercial real estate sector. “It’s a fact of …

Real Estate Disrupters Will Create Opportunities, Analyst Says

Joi Mar, real estate analytics analyst at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Mar commented on the work Green Street has been conducting on real estate disrupters. She noted that many of the potential disrupters Green Street is studying, including …

GICS Change a “Watershed Moment” for REITs, says NAREIT Chair

Ed Fritsch, 2016 NAREIT Chair and president and CEO of Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE: HIW), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Half-way through his term as 2016 NAREIT Chair, Fritsch observed that fundamentals across the REIT industry are “healthy.” “Balance sheets …

Taubman Centers Says Assets in Demand by Shoppers, Retailers, Investors

Bobby Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Taubman Centers owns, manages and leases regional malls and outlet shopping centers in major markets in the United States and Asia. News

Washington REIT Positioned for Growth Following Transformative Period

Paul McDermott, president and CEO of Washington REIT (NYSE: WRE), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. McDermott discussed the changes underway at Washington REIT that have turned the predominantly suburban office REIT into an urban-infill focused player with significantly greater parity between office, multifamily …