Litt Says Activist Investors Interested in More Than Short-Term Returns

Litt Says Activist Investors Interested in More Than Short-Term Returns Jonathan Litt, founder and chief investment officer at Land and Buildings, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Litt described the approach Land and Buildings takes to boost shareholder value at companies where …

FASB Leases Standard to Offer Clearer View of Corporate Liability, Analyst Says

FASB Leases Standard to Offer Clearer View of Corporate Liability, Analyst Says Ross Prindle, managing director and practice leader in the real estate advisory group of Duff & Phelps, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Prindle participated in a REITWise panel discussion …

Green Street’s Sullivan Questions Pricing Declines in Retail Real Estate

Green Street’s Sullivan Questions Pricing Declines in Retail Real Estate Jim Sullivan, president of advisory and consulting at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Sullivan discussed some of the key trends impacting the retail real estate segment. Green Street’s …

NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017

NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017 Ron Bohlert, sector leader of the real estate and insurance group at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Bohlert commented that 2017 is off …

PwC Expert Highlights Potential Tax Reform Changes REITs Should Consider

PwC Expert Highlights Potential Tax Reform Changes REITs Should Consider 4/7/2017 | By Sarah Borchersen-Keto Adam Feuerstein, national real estate tax technical leader at PwC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Feuerstein commented on some of the issues that REITs should consider …

Blackstone PNLR Producing “Good Press,” Real Estate Lawyer Says

Blackstone PNLR Producing “Good Press,” Real Estate Lawyer Says Peter Fass, partner at Proskauer Rose LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Fass was on a REITWise panel that looked at new fee models and other changes to the public non-listed REIT …

REITs Need to Closely Monitor State Tax Issues, EY Partner Says

REITs Need to Closely Monitor State Tax Issues, EY Partner Says Michele Randall, tax partner at EY, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Randall commented on the level of uncertainty surrounding state tax issues, urging REITs to “keep state taxes at the …

Growth of REIT Industry Helping Attract Activists, Menna Says

Growth of REIT Industry Helping Attract Activists, Menna Says Gil Menna, a co-chair of the REITs and real estate mergers and acquisitions practice at Goodwin Procter, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Menna participated in a REITWise panel discussion on activist investors. …

REIT Governance Specialist Says Valuation Estimates Spurring Activism

REIT Governance Specialist Says Valuation Estimates Spurring Activism Jim Hanks, a partner at Venable LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Hanks commented on some of the factors spurring shareholder activism. According to Hanks, those factors include a growing tendency on the …

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News Mark Parrell, executive vice president and chief financial officer with Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Parrell moderated a REITWise panel on investor activism. Some of the key points to emerge from the session included the need …