Residential REIT Analyst Doesn’t Expect Apartment Supply Growth to Slow in 2018

Residential REIT Analyst Doesn’t Expect Apartment Supply Growth to Slow in 2018 Conor Wagner, an analyst at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Wagner, an analyst with Green Street’s residential research team, said he does not expect a material slowdown …

Office REIT Kilroy Realty Benefitting from Seattle, San Francisco Leasing Strength

Office REIT Kilroy Realty Benefitting from Seattle, San Francisco Leasing Strength John Kilroy, chairman, president and CEO of Kilroy Realty Corp.(NYSE: KRC), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Kilroy commented on the company’s recent leasing activity. He noted that Seattle and San Francisco …

CoreCivic Offering Broader Range of Government Solutions

CoreCivic Offering Broader Range of Government Solutions Damon Hininger, president and CEO of CoreCivic, Inc.(NYSE: CXW), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. CoreCivic, previously known as Corrections Corporation of America, provides corrections and detention facilities, government criminal justice real estate solutions, and residential …

Retail REIT Ramco-Gershenson Experiencing Healthy Interest from Potential Tenants

Retail REIT Ramco-Gershenson Experiencing Healthy Interest from Potential Tenants Dennis Gershenson, president and CEO of Ramco-Gershenson Properties Trust(NYSE: RPT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Gershenson commented that the broad discussion surrounding the retail real estate sector fails to differentiate between categories and …

UMH CEO Highlights Strength of Demand for Manufactured Housing

UMH CEO Highlights Strength of Demand for Manufactured Housing Sam Landy, president and CEO of UMH Properties Inc.(NYSE: UMH), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. UMH owns and operates manufactured housing communities in eight states. Landy discussed UMH’s outlook for acquisitions in the …

REIT Consultant Urges Companies Considering Going Public to Do Their Homework

REIT Consultant Urges Companies Considering Going Public to Do Their Homework Merrie Frankel, president of Minerva Realty Consultants, LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Minerva provides credit rating and capital structure analysis to REITs and real estate companies. The firm’s clientele includes …

Essex Property Trust Says Tech Industry Fueling West Coast Demand

Essex Property Trust Says Tech Industry Fueling West Coast Demand Michael Schall, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust, Inc.(NYSE: ESS), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Essex acquires, develops, redevelops and manages multifamily apartment communities on the West Coast. Schall attributed Essex’s double-digit …

Real Estate Strategist Says Transaction Volumes in Balance

Real Estate Strategist Says Transaction Volumes in Balance Michael Hudgins, managing director and global strategist at Ell Capital Management, Inc., joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Hudgins discussed trends in transaction volumes across major real estate markets. He pointed to the United States’ …

MCR Development’s TWA Flight Center Hotel on Track

MCR Development’s TWA Flight Center Hotel on Track Russ Shattan, senior vice president for acquisitions and development at MCR Development LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. MCR’s development experience includes ground-up development of Marriott and Hilton select service hotel properties. The company …

Empire State Realty Optimistic on Street Retail

Empire State Realty Optimistic on Street Retail John Kessler, president and COO of Empire State Realty Trust(NYSE: ESRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Kessler noted that the REIT is experiencing positive results in terms of leasing spreads and same-store net operating income …