Fund Manager Highlights Income-Oriented Return of REIT Preferred Stocks

Joel Beam, portfolio manager at Forward Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Beam has primary responsibility for day-to-day management of the Forward Select Income fund,  which focuses on REIT preferred stocks. Beam said the strong income-oriented return makes the preferred market attractive for investors. …

Owens Realty Mortgage Selling Property Assets During Transition Process

Bill Owens, chairman and CEO of Owens Realty Mortgage, Inc. (NYSE: ORM), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Owens Realty Mortgage invests in and manages middle-market commercial real estate mortgage loans, primarily in the western U.S., with a focus on unconventional loans that …

Vesta CEO Highlights Benefits of Mexican Real Estate

Lorenzo Berho, chairman and CEO of Mexican real estate company Vesta (BMV: Vesta), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Vesta is an owner, developer and manager of industrial buildings and distribution centers in Mexico. News

Real Estate Fund Manager Highlights Income-Oriented Return of REIT Preferred Stocks

Joel Beam, portfolio manager at Forward Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Beam has primary responsibility for day-to-day management of the Forward Select Income fund,  which focuses on REIT preferred stocks. Beam said the strong income-oriented return makes the preferred market attractive for investors. …

Need for More Energy Infrastructure Drives CorEnergy’s Business

David Schulte, CEO of CorEnergy Infrastructure Trust (NYSE: CORR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. CorEnergy owns midstream and downstream energy infrastructure assets in the United States that are subject to long-term triple net participating leases with energy companies. Pipelines, storage tanks, transmission …

QTS CEO Says Diversified Services, Scale Set Company Apart

Chad Williams, president and CEO of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. QTS is a national provider of data center solutions, operating 10 data centers in seven states. With the number of companies in the data center …

Bluerock CEO Sees Strong Growth Prospects in Multifamily Rental Market

Bluerock Real Estate LLC Chairman and CEO Ramin Kamfar joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. The firm’s Total Income + Real Estate fund pursues a mix of 80 percent private real estate and 20 percent public real estate investments. Meanwhile, Bluerock Residential Growth …

Health Care REIT Expanding Through Acquisitions, Development

Thomas DeRosa, CEO of Health Care REIT, Inc. (NYSE: HCN), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. The health care REIT sector has seen a heightened level of activity in 2014 on both the transactions and capital markets front. Health Care REIT completed a …