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Retail REIT Regency Centers Corp. (NYSE:REG) said Nov. 14 it will acquire Equity One, Inc. (NYSE:EQY) in an all-stock deal that values Equity One at approximately $ 4.6 billion.
The merger of the two shopping center REITs will create a national portfolio of 429 properties spread with more than 57 million square feet of space, the companies said.
MAA (NYSE: MAA) said Aug. 15 it intends to pay approximately $ 4 billion to acquire Post Properties, Inc., (NYSE:PPS) and create a multifamily REIT with a total market capitalization of around $ 17 billion.
Apple Hospitality REIT, Inc. (NYSE: APLE) said April 14 that it plans to acquire public non-listed REIT Apple REIT Ten, Inc. in a deal valued at $ 1.3 billion.
Apple Hospitality’s portfolio consists of 179 hotels operating exclusively under the Hilton and Marriot brands, with locations in urban, high-end suburban and developing markets. Apple REIT Ten was formed by Glade Knight, who previously served as chairman and CEO of Apple Hospitality REIT. Apple REIT Ten’s portfolio contains 55 Marriott- and Hilton-branded hotels.
Victor Coleman, chairman, president and CEO of Hudson Pacific Properties (NYSE: HPP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) and American Residential Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ARPI) said on Dec. 3 that the single-family rental REITs had come to an agreement on a merger valued at roughly $ 1.5 billion.
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, Manus Clancy of Trepp discussed the declining number of delinquent loans in commercial mortgage-backed securities (CMBS).
Trepp data show that the percentage of delinquent CMBS loans—the delinquency rate—has trended downward in the last two years in conjunction with the recovery in the commercial real estate markets. It fell to 5.23 percent in October, down approximately 15 percent from the year-earlier level.
Washington Prime Group Inc. (NYSE: WPG) said Sept. 16 that it intends to buy Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT) in a stock and cash transaction valued at approximately $ 4.3 billion.
The new company will be known as WP Glimcher, retaining Washington Prime’s ticker symbol on the NYSE. The company will maintain Glimcher Realty’s headquarters in Columbus, Ohio. Mark Ordan, CEO of Washington Prime, will serve as executive chairman of the combined company. Michael Glimcher, CEO of Glimcher, will serve as its vice chairman and CEO.
Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR), which primarily owns properties net leased to single tenants, said Sept. 2 that it has reached a deal to pay approximately $ 3 billion in cash and stock to acquire Cole Corporate Income Trust (CCIT), a public, non-listed REIT (PNLR).
Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of health care REIT Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of health care REIT Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.