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Michael Glimcher, vice chairman and CEO of WP Glimcher (NYSE: GRT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Glimcher helped oversee the merger between Glimcher Realty Trust and Washington Prime in 2014 that led to the formation of WP Glimcher in January. Glimcher said …
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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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John Bejjani, analyst and office sector co-head at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Bejjani reflected on the level of real estate valuations in the current market. He explained that valuations have to be looked at from two perspectives: operating income growth …
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Ed Fritsch, president and CEO of Highwoods Properties Inc. (NYSE: HIW), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Fritsch, who’s currently serving as NAREIT’s second vice chair, said fundamentals in Highwoods’ geographic markets are strong, although he pointed out that growth is measured. He …
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Haendel St. Juste, executive director at Morgan Stanley, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. St. Juste discussed the trends he is seeing among institutional REIT investors active in the single-family rental market. While the sector is still largely dominated by hedge funds, “REIT investors are …
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Steven Marks, managing director with Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Marks said fundamentals in the real estate market generally held up in the first half of 2015 throughout all sectors. Fitch Ratings is projecting growth in same store net operating income (SSNOI) …
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Net lease REITs see continued opportunities to expand their operations going forward in both foreign and domestic markets, according to executives speaking at REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum. Christopher Volk, president and CEO of STORE Capital Corp. (NYSE: STOR), said he expects acquisition volumes to be higher in the net lease sector in 2016. STORE …
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Ken Betts, international partner with Locke Lorde LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. Betts noted that liquidity events are becoming more common in the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. He described two different kinds of liquidity events for PNLRs. Roughly 50 percent …
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Kurt Manske, vice president of compliance and corporate IT at QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix. QTS Realty owns, operates and manages facilities nationwide, encompassing approximately 4.7 million square feet of data center infrastructure and supporting more …
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