Single-Family Rental REITs Invitation Homes, Starwood Waypoint to Merge

Single-Family Rental REITs Invitation Homes, Starwood Waypoint to Merge Invitation Homes(NYSE: INVH) said Aug. 10 that it will combine with Starwood Waypoint Homes(NYSE: SFR) in an all-stock deal described by the two single-family rental housing REITs as a “merger of equals.” Shares of both companies reacted positively to the news. In mid-morning trading, Invitation Homes …

Physicians Realty CEO Says Market for Medical Office Buildings Robust

Physicians Realty CEO Says Market for Medical Office Buildings Robust John Thomas, president and CEO of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Physicians Realty Trust made nearly $250 million of investments in the first quarter. Thomas described the …

MedEquities Sets $150 Million Acquisition Target for 2017

MedEquities Sets $150 Million Acquisition Target for 2017 John McRoberts, chairman and CEO of MedEquities Realty Trust (NYSE: MRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. MedEquities provides capital primarily to the acute and post-acute services industry by making investments in health care facilities. …

Global Medical REIT Building Portfolio of Medical Facilities

Global Medical REIT Building Portfolio of Medical Facilities When Global Medical REIT Inc. (NYSE: GMRE) went public last summer, the company set its sights on a specific niche within the health care real estate sector: licensed medical treatment facilities. The company has focused on transactions in the range of $10 million to $50 million, and …

NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017

NYSE Official Says REIT IPO Market Off to Active Start in 2017 Ron Bohlert, sector leader of the real estate and insurance group at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2017: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in La Quinta, California. Bohlert commented that 2017 is off …

Gladstone Land Benefitting from Demand for Organic Produce

Gladstone Land Benefitting from Demand for Organic Produce According to Gladstone Land Corp. (NASDAQ: LAND), the expanding organic produce section in your local supermarket is a positive sign for the farmland REIT’s long-term health. The company expects increased consumer demand for organic fruits and vegetables will continue to bolster the value of farmland in 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 …

IPO Market on Hold as Volatility Keeps Companies Sidelined, NYSE Manager Says

Ron Bohlert, managing director of the Global Client Services Group at the New York Stock Exchange, 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. Bohlert attributed the recent slowdown in REIT initial public offering (IPO) activity to volatility in the equity …

Farmland CEO Sees No Constraints to REIT’s Growth

Paul Pittman, executive chairman, president and CEO of Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Farmland Properties, which invests in primary row crop farmland throughout North America, became a stock exchange-listed REIT in 2014. At the time of its …