Triple-Net Lease Sector Starting Growth Phase, Spirit Realty CEO Says

Thomas Nolan, chairman and CEO of triple-net lease REIT Spirit Realty Capital (NYSE: SRC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. Nolan said Spirit has now achieved its goal of becoming an investment-grade company. Access to the …

Low Cap Rates Have National Storage Eyeing Acquisitions

Arlen Nordhagen, president and CEO of National Storage Affiliates (NYSE: NSA), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. National Storage Affiliates recently closed on the $ 650 million joint venture acquisition of iStorage. Nordhagen said the company …

Physicians Realty Offering “New Level of Service” in Medical Office, CEO Says

John Thomas, president and CEO of health care REIT Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. Physicians Realty was an active acquirer of properties in 2016. During the year, the company closed …

Broadstone CEO Says Rising Rates Causing Little Concern

Amy Tait, chairman and CEO of private REIT Broadstone Real Estate, joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. Tait described overall investor interest in private REITs as “terrific.” She said Broadstone is raising equity every month on …

Fidelity Fund Manager Expects Real Estate Values to Remain Stable

Mark Snyderman, fund manager at Fidelity Investments, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. Snyderman manages the Fidelity Real Estate Income Fund, which invests in a mix of common stocks, preferred stocks, bonds and commercial mortgage-backed securities. News

Health Care Real Estate Attracting Foreign Capital, Analyst Says

Michael Knott, managing director at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. After a quiet year for the health care sector for most of 2016, an “explosion of deals” worth in excess of $ 5 billion …

Duke Realty in the “Sweet Spot” Between Traditional and E-Commerce Customers

Jim Connor, CEO of Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. Connor discussed the balance of demand between the company’s traditional retail customers and e-commerce clients. “We’re in the absolute sweet spot …

QTS CEO Says Data Security a “Never-Ending Battle” for Data Center REITs

Chad Williams, chairman and CEO of data center REIT QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge. When it comes to preventing cyberattacks, Williams said QTS differentiates itself from other providers through its …