Green Street Analyst Says Deals Driving Up Valuations of Health Care Real Estate

Michael Knott, managing director with Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Knott offered an assessment of the valuations of health care properties in the current market. Deals that have taken place in the health care REIT sector …

Host Hotels CEO: International Business will Expand, but Remain Small Part of Overall Portfolio

W. Edward Walter, chairman and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Walter outlined the lodging REIT’s international strategy, noting that Host started to invest outside North America in 2006 when …

HCP CEO: Demographic Trends in Health Care Attractive to Investors

Lauralee Martin, president and CEO of HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Martin predicted continued interest in the health care sector for 2015. “There’s a lot of money that’s interested in health care. It’s …

Iron Mountain CEO Sees Opportunities to Further Tap Domestic Storage Market

Bill Meaney, president and CEO of Iron Mountain (NYSE: IRM), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Iron Mountain, which is included in the S&P 500 Index, is a storage and information management company. The company converted to a …

New NAREIT Chair Says Educating Investors on REIT Investing His Top Priority

NAREIT Chair David Neithercut, the president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Neithercut’s tenure as NAREIT’s chair began this month. He described the current state of the REIT industry as “terrific,” noting that …