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Rip Gellein, chairman and CEO of Strategic Hotels & Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. In May, the company closed on the acquisition of the Four Seasons Austin hotel for $ 197 million. The hotel is located in the …
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Mark Snyderman, fund manager of the Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. The Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund invests in the securities of REITs and other real estate companies across the capital stack: common stock, preferred stock, bonds and commercial …
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Nelson Mills, president and CEO of Columbia Property Trust Inc. (NYSE: CXP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Founded in 2003, Columbia Property Trust is one of the nation’s largest office REITs. The company listed its shares on the New York Stock Exchange …
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Denny Oklak, chairman and CEO of Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. With bulk distribution facilities now making up more than 70 percent of Duke’s portfolio, Oklak provided an overview of industrial market fundamentals. “The industrial business is …
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Glenn Mueller, a University of Denver professor and real estate investment strategist at Dividend Capital Group, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Mueller said that based on occupancy and rent data, the real estate cycle appears to have moved through the recovery phase and is …
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Fred Wang, secretary general of the China REITs Alliance, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. The China REITs Alliance was launched in Beijing in December 2014 and is backed by a memorandum of understanding with NAREIT, the Asia-Pacific Real Estate Association (APREA) and the European …
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Vick Seth, vice chairman of investment banking with Raymond James, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Regarding trends in the real estate capital markets, Seth noted the recent retreat in REIT shares prices and upturn in volatility. However, neither has slowed capital formation in the …
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Jaap Tonckens, chief financial officer of Unibail-Rodamco (Paris: UL.PA), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Unibail-Rodamco began work in 2009 to reshape its portfolio and focus on large shopping centers located in wealthy and densely populated areas of major European cities. Tonckens said that although …
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Spencer Kirk, CEO of Extra Space Storage, Inc. (NYSE: EXR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. News
Steve Smith, president and CEO of Equinix, Inc. (NASDAQ: EQIX), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Equinix, which owns data centers around the world, became a REIT at the start of 2015 after waiting 31 months to receive a favorable private letter ruling …