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May 8, 2014

Fundamentally Speaking: Encouraging Signs in Apartment, Office Sectors

In the latest edition of Fundamentally Speaking, Calvin Schnure, NAREIT’s vice president of research and industry information, discussed some encouraging trends in the office and apartment sectors during the first quarter of 2014. Schnure noted that the apartment sector witnessed another decline in vacancy rates in the first quarter, reaching a new low for the …

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April 9, 2014

CoStar Economist High on Prospects for Industrial Sector

Hans Nordby, chief economist with CoStar, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Nordby was asked for his thoughts on sectors within the REIT industry that he expects to outperform. Of the “four major food groups” in the REIT market, Nordby singled …

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April 8, 2014

SEC Official Discusses Steps REITs Can Take to Minimize Requests

Cicely LaMothe, senior assistant chief accountant in the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) Division of Corporate Finance-Real Estate, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. LaMothe discussed steps that REITs can take to minimize SEC requests regarding their financial reporting. News

March 31, 2014

Sector Focus: Industrial REITs Benefitting from Robust Demand, Limited Supply

Robust demand for space, fueled by improving economic fundamentals and limited supply, is expected to bolster the industrial REIT sector for the rest of 2014, according to analysts. So far in 2014, the sector has continued to outperform the broader REIT market. Total returns for industrial REITs gained 7.4 percent last year, compared with a …

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October 6, 2017

REIT Fundamentals Remain Favorable, Despite September Downturn

REIT Fundamentals Remain Favorable, Despite September Downturn REIT fundamentals remain favorable despite weakness in the sector’s stock performance during September, according to Brad Case, NAREIT senior vice president for research and industry information. The total returns of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index dropped 0.6 percent in September, while the S&P 500 posted a total …

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October 2, 2017

FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index Down 0.6% in September

FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index Down 0.6% in September REITs moved modestly lower in September as broad concerns about the economy, the direction of interest rates and the length of the current real estate cycle combined to keep the sector in a holding pattern, observers said. The total returns of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs …

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September 26, 2017

Multifamily REIT UDR CEO Takes On Urban Development Challenges

Multifamily REIT UDR CEO Takes On Urban Development Challenges Tom Toomey, president and CEO of multifamily REIT UDR, Inc. (NYSE: UDR), is the first CEO of a public firm to serve as global chairman of the Urban Land Institute (ULI). His two-year term began in June. In an interview with REIT.com, Toomey spoke about the …

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September 1, 2017

FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index Up 0.6% in August

FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index Up 0.6% in August REIT returns were flat in August, as investors adopted a hesitant stance amid broader macroeconomic uncertainty, according to market observers. “August was a desultory month for investors in listed U.S. REITs and most other assets,” said Brad Case, NAREIT senior vice president for research and industry information. …

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August 2, 2017

REIT Returns Modestly Higher in July

REIT Returns Modestly Higher in July REIT returns were modestly higher in July, although certain property segments continue to post outsized gains. The total returns of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index rose 1.2 percent in July, while the S&P 500 posted a total return of 2.1 percent. For the first seven months of 2017, …

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July 20, 2017

Generalist Investors “Can’t Ignore REITs,” Professor Says

Generalist Investors “Can’t Ignore REITs,” Professor Says Tim Pire, a professor at Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Madison, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Pire, a former managing director and manager at Heitman Real Estate Securities LLC, reflected on the changes in …

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