S&P Analyst Says REITs Using Debt for Growth

Lisa Sarajian, managing director at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Agency, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Sarajian was asked about the state of the market for the bonds and preferred stocks of REITs. News

National Health Investors Prefers Small Platform

Justin Hutchens, president and CEO of National Health Investors (NHI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Hutchens discussed the benefits of National Health Investors’ expressed goal of staying small in size. News

JP Morgan Analyst Discusses REIT Debt Levels, Investment Grade Ratings

Mark Streeter, managing director at JP Morgan Chase, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Streeter was asked about appropriate debt levels for REITs and how the industry as a whole performs in this area. He noted that since the financial crisis, …

S&P Credit Analyst Says REIT Debt Financing Growth

Lisa Sarajian, managing director at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Agency, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Sarajian was asked about the state of the market for the bonds and preferred stocks of REITs. News

Inland Real Estate Investment CEO Highlights Dramatic Changes in PNLRs

Mitchell Sabshon, CEO of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Sabshon, who was named CEO in August, described some of the changes he has seen in the public, non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. News

Lawyer sees synergies between listed and non-listed REITs

Judith Fryer, principal shareholder with Greenberg Traurig, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Fryer was asked her opinions on the parallels between traded and non-traded REITs and her concept of the non-listed segment as “incubators” for stock exchange-listed REITs. News

EY Partner Reviews Recent PCAOB Developments

Bob Lehman, partner and global REIT head at accounting and advising firm EY, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla. Lehman reviewed recent developments at the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB), the private sector body that oversees the auditors of U.S. …

Phillips Edison–ARC Shopping Center REIT Seeing Rapid Expansion in 2014

D.J. Belock, senior vice president of finance with Phillips Edison & Company, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.   Belock discussed what type of criteria the company’s public, non-traded REIT, Phillips Edison-ARC Shopping Center REIT, looks for in potential acquisitions, as …

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 …