Consumer-driven e-commerce is pushing demand for modern logistics facilities in new locations around the world.
Millennials Changing Real Estate Market, Consultant Says
Stuart Eisenberg, partner and industry practice leader for real estate and construction services at BDO USA, 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.
Eisenberg commented on the influence millennials are having on the real estate market.
REITs Well-Positioned for Changing Interest Rate Environment
In the latest edition of Fundamentally Speaking, Calvin Schnure, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and economic analysis, said REITs are in a favorable situation to thrive in the interest rate environment in 2016.
“Equity REITs cash flows are really well-positioned for the interest rate environment ahead,” Schnure said.
Office REITs Face Changing Demand for Space
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, John Bejjani, a senior analyst with REIT research firm Green Street Advisors, discussed the outlook in the office sector in 2016.
A Changing Standard For REITs
Westfield: Changing the Face of Retail
Changing Role of REIT General Counsels
Frank Burt, senior vice president and general counsel with Boston Properties, Inc. (NYSE: BXP) LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
PNLR Liquidity Events Changing, Lawyer Says
Ken Betts, international partner with Locke Lorde LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Betts noted that liquidity events are becoming more common in the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. He described two different kinds of liquidity events for PNLRs. Roughly 50 percent have consisted of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The other half have come through initial public offerings (IPOs).
Professor Says Retirees, Millennials and Immigrants Changing Real Estate Industry
Kerry Vandel, finance professor at the University of California-Irvine, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Vandel cited three demographic groups that will heavily influence the real estate industry in the near future: baby boomers, millennials and immigrants.
The United States has “a much larger immigrant pool than we’ve had in the past,” Vandel said.
Vandel noted that those three demographic groups can be broken down further by wealth.
