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 …

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 …

DCT Says Industrial Demand Coming From All Sectors

Philip Hawkins, president and CEO of DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT), 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. Next month marks the 10-year anniversary of DCT’s initial public offering. A key part of DCT’s strategy is its …

REITs Officially Elevated to 11th GICS Headline Sector

Equity REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies were officially elevated to a new Real Estate Sector in the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), after the close of trading Sept. 16. S&P Dow Jones Indices implemented the changes to coincide with their annual rebalance. Equity REITs and other publicly traded real estate companies were …

Multifamily Sector Offers Most Value to Investors Real Estate Trust, CEO Says

Tim Mihalick, president and CEO of Investors Real Estate Trust (NYSE: IRET), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. The company announced earlier this month that it would exit the health care and industrial markets in order to become a pure-play multifamily …

SEC Decision on Rule 144 Sales Will Save REITs Money, Lawyer Says

Michael McTiernan, a partner at Hogan Lovells LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. McTiernan discussed the Securities and Exchange Commission’s (SEC) recently released no-action letter that will allow holders of shares of a publicly traded REIT that they …

SEC Attuned to Unique REIT Disclosures, Official Says

Sonia Barros, assistant director at the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C. News

Creative Sectors Driving Demand for Office Space, Boston Properties CEO Says

Owen Thomas, CEO of Boston Properties (NYSE: BXP), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Washington Leadership Forum at the St. Regis Hotel in Washington, D.C. Boston Properties’ portfolio is concentrated in four markets: Boston, New York, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. Thomas offered his assessment of each market. News

Cedar Realty Continues to Exit Secondary Markets

Bruce Schanzer, president and CEO of Cedar Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CDR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. Schanzer said Cedar Realty continues to exit lower-density secondary markets by divesting assets and using proceeds from the sales to …