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Hospitality Properties Trust Renovation Program Benefitting Portfolio, CEO Says

John Murray, president and COO of Hospitality Properties Trust (NYSE: HPT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Founded in 1995, Hospitality Properties Trust owns hotels and highway travel centers located throughout the United States, Canada and Puerto Rico. Turning first …

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Fitch Analyst Says Stock Buybacks at Low Level Among REITs

Steven Marks, managing director with Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Marks has been monitoring REITs’ stock buybacks in the second half of the year, and he noted that activity has been limited. He attributed the lack of …

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INVESCO Fund Manager highlights broader acceptance of REIT investment

Paul Curbo, portfolio manager at INVESCO Realty Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Curbo highlighted the biggest changes he has seen in the real estate sector during the last two decades. “Real estate has become an accepted investment class. …

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BMO’s Decker Sees Room for Growth of U.S. REIT Market

Mark Decker Sr., vice chairman with BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Decker rebuffed the suggestion that the U.S. REIT market is approaching the upper limit of its growth. The universe of REITs in the United States …

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S&P Credit Analyst: REITs Ready to Absorb Interest Rate Hikes

Lisa Sarajian, managing director with Standard & Poor’s Rating Services, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. S&P’s annual report on the REIT industry offered a positive outlook for the coming year. Sarajian attributed the optimism to a strengthening economy, which …

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CMBS Market Boosted By Positive Fundamentals as 2014 Comes to Close

The commercial mortgage backed securities (CMBS) market is expected to end 2014 on solid footing, with loan delinquency rates falling and new issuance likely to surpass last year’s level, according to market observers. The CMBS delinquency rate fell to 5.8 percent in November, its lowest level in five years, Trepp, LLC reported. As of Dec. …

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BAML Banker Reviews REIT Capital Market Activity in 2014

Jeff Horowitz, global head of real estate, gaming and lodging at Bank of America Merrill Lynch, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Horowitz gave an overview of REIT capital market activity in 2014. According to Horowitz, REITs have raised about …

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Morgan Stanley Investment Manager Says Global Property Stocks Equate to Core Real Estate

Ted Bigman, managing director at Morgan Stanley, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. Bigman discussed the approach investors should take when considering global property stocks as a portion of multi-asset portfolios. “First and foremost, they should look at them as …

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Hersha CEO: Lodging Demand Fed by Millennials, Growing Global Middle Class, Urbanization

Jay Shah, CEO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT), 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. Hersha owns select-service hotels operated under brands that include Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental and Hyatt, as well as a small but growing number of independent …

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Strategic Hotels CEO: Low Lodging Supply to Boost RevPAR Growth

Raymond “Rip” Gellein, chairman and CEO of Strategic Hotels and Resorts, Inc. (NYSE: BEE), 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. Strategic Hotels is an owner and asset manager of upper-upscale and luxury hotels and resorts. Gellein assessed the …

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