Commercial real estate markets are expected to continue to firm in the next three years, albeit possibly not as robustly as during the past three, according to a recent survey of industry economists.
STAG Industrial Continuing to Acquire Assets
Ben Butcher, CEO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
STAG is a Boston-based REIT focused on the acquisition and operation of single-tenant, industrial properties throughout the United States.
NAREIT 2016 Chair Sees Solid REIT Fundamentals Continuing Into 2016
Ed Fritsch, president and CEO of Highwoods Properties, Inc., and NAREIT’s 2016 chair, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Fritsch provided an overview of the current state of the REIT industry.
Bluerock CEO Sees REIT Continuing Rapid Growth
Ramin Kamfar, chairman and CEO of Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE: BRG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Real Estate Lawyer Sees Continuing Capital Flows into Public Non-Listed REITs
Peter Fass, partner at Proskauer Rose, LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Fass observed that new customer account rules from the Financial Industry Regulatory Association (FINRA) aiming to increase transparency of public non-listed REITs (PNLR) have led to speculation about their impact on a number of fronts.
“There’s a lot of talk about how it’s going to affect sales. Who’s going to make the changes? Will it reduce fees to broker-dealers? We shall see,” he said.