UMH Rental Business Stays Strong, REIT’s CEO Says

Sam Landy, president and CEO of UMH Properties (NYSE: UMH), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Landy said sales of manufactured housing are slow because buyers are struggling to find financing. However, UMH is doing “very well” with its rental business, Landy said. …

Essex CEO: Apartment Market Momentum Still Going Strong

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 …

PREIT CEO Says Demand Growing for Mall REIT’s Space

Joseph Coradino, CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. PREIT owns shopping centers in 12 states in the eastern half of the United States. Its assets are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region and Philadelphia. News

Farmland CEO Sees No Constraints to REIT’s Growth

Paul Pittman, executive chairman, president and CEO of Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Farmland Properties, which invests in primary row crop farmland throughout North America, became a stock exchange-listed REIT in 2014. At the time of its …

ROIC Acquiring Shopping Center Assets

Stuart Tanz, president and CEO of Retail Opportunity Investment Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. ROIC focuses on the ownership and management of grocery-anchored shopping centers located in densely populated, metropolitan markets across the West Coast. News