Retail Properties of America CEO Expects Increased Retail Strength in 2015

Steven Grimes, president and CEO of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE: RPAI), 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.

Retail Properties of America is one of the largest owners and operators of shopping centers in the country. The firm owns a diversified mix of assets that includes power centers, community centers and lifestyle centers.

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Gray Says Blackstone Bullish on Asia and South America

Jonathan Gray

On the opening day of REITWeek 2014, Jonathan Gray, global head of real estate at private-equity firm Blackstone, sat down with Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) chairman and CEO Ronald Havner, Jr. for a wide-ranging discussion of commercial real estate topics. Gray’s remarks covered prospects for different geographic markets and property segments, as well as the overall investment landscape.

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How to Disappear in America

Last summer, after writing a story for Wired magazine about people who fake their own deaths, journalist Evan Ratliff decided to vanish and invited the public to try to find him. While he attempted to stay hidden for 30 days, he was caught in 25, thanks in part to the digital breadcrumb trail he left behind. Join Peter Eleey, curator of The Talent Show, and Ratliff as they discuss data-mining, surveillance, and other ramifications of a culture awash in in information.