American Residential Properties Sees Opportunities in Sector Outstripping Available Capital

Stephen Schmitz, chairman and CEO of American Residential Properties (NYSE: ARPI), and Laurie Hawkes, the company’s president and COO, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis. American Residential Properties acquires, renovates, leases and manages single-family properties across 13 states. The company …

Camden’s Campo: No Evidence of Overbuilding in Multifamily Sector

Ric Campo, chairman and CEO of Camden Property Trust (NYSE: CPT), 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. Camden is a Houston-based REIT that owns and operates apartment communities across the United States. Campo provided an overview of supply …

Real Estate Slated for Eleventh Headline Sector in GICS®

Stock exchange-listed equity REITs and other listed real estate companies will be reclassified from the Financials Sector and elevated to an 11th headline Real Estate Sector of the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS), the leading global listed equity classification system maintained by MSCI Inc. and S&P Dow Jones Indices. Industry observers received the news as …

REITWorld 2014: Capital Flows into REIT Sector Remain Robust, Panelists Says

Capital flows into the REIT sector from domestic and international investors remain robust, according to a panel of industry figures at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT. The panelists also said the limited supply of real estate assets is pushing valuations higher. “Capital is chasing a relatively few number of assets,” said …

REITWorld 2014 Panelists See More Growth in Retail, Office and Hotel Sectors

CEO panelists at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT said they expect growth to continue in the mall, office and hospitality sectors against a backdrop of changing consumer and tenant preferences. NAREIT 2015 Chair David Neithercut, the president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), introduced the panel of REIT executives by …

Prologis: Leasing Demand From E-Commerce Sector Doubled in Last Three Years

Global leasing demand  from the e-commerce sector has doubled during the last three years, and the strong growth trend is expected to continue, according to a new report from industrial REIT Prologis, Inc. (NYSE: PLD). “Online fulfillment is in its infancy, and we anticipate e-commerce will create significant new demand for logistics real estate well …

Investment Strategist Pleasantly Surprised by Health Care, Net Lease REIT Sectors

Tim Pire, managing director with Heitman, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Pire serves as chief investment strategist of Heitman’s global real estate securities group. Looking at the performance of the REIT market, Pire said the health care and triple-net lease REIT sectors represent pleasant …

Green Street Analyst Sees Solid Fundamentals in Industrial REIT Sector

Eric Frankel, analyst at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Frankel discussed developments in the industrial REIT sector during the first half of the year. Industrial fundamentals have been good for the past few years, said Frankel, noting that the recovery in …

REIT Researcher Sees Strong Fundamentals Across Most Property Sectors

Susan Persin, senior managing director at Trepp LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. With REITs outperforming the broader market so far this year, Persin was asked whether she expects fundamentals to support the market for the rest of 2014. News