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In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Jahn Brodwin, senior managing director with FTI Consulting, offered his analysis of the Brexit’s effect on property markets in the United Kingdom.
Brodwin said measuring the impact of the Brexit on property values in the U.K. has proven to be difficult as transactions have halted since the vote. Additionally, a number of real estate investment funds have suspended trading, adding to the difficulty.
Michael Barnello, president and CEO of LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO), 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.
LaSalle focuses on upscale, full-service hotels, in 14 markets across 10 states and the District of Columbia. Barnello gave an overview of fundamentals in the upscale sector of the hotel market.
Michael Barnello, president and CEO of LaSalle Hotel Properties (NYSE: LHO), 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.
LaSalle focuses on upscale, full-service hotels, in 14 markets across 10 states and the District of Columbia. Barnello gave an overview of fundamentals in the upscale sector of the hotel market.
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, David Auerbach, institutional trader with Esposito Securities, discussed the biggest stories in the REIT market in 2015, including the growth of privatizations. He predicted more deals are to come.
T. Wilson Eglin, president and CEO of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Lexington owns a diversified portfolio of equity and debt interests in single-tenant commercial properties and land. The company has increased its dividend 70 percent during the past four years. Eglin explained the factors behind that growth.
David Slotkin, partner at Morrison & Foerster, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Slotkin discussed recent changes in shareholder activism within the REIT industry.
“What you are seeing now is that the broader shareholder activism in other industries and larger companies is seeping into the REIT space,” Slotkin said. He pointed to various sources of activism, including hedge funds and traditional dedicated investors.
Scott MacComb, president of Allocation Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Allocation Advisors prepares purchase price allocations for real estate acquisitions. MacComb gave an overview of the current regulatory environment facing REITs.
“We are still in a situation where the pendulum is swinging in the direction of increased regulation,” he said.
Private equity firm Blackstone announced two major real estate deals on April 10, underscoring the current vibrancy of the market, according to analysts.
Gordon DuGan, CEO of Gramercy Property Trust (NYSE: GPT), 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.
Gramercy has made acquisitions in both the office and industrial sectors in 2014. DuGan said both sectors are healthy thanks in part to a dearth of new construction. The company is finding “terrific” assets on the market in the range of $ 5 million to $ 30 million.
