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Steven Marks, managing director with Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Fitch Ratings specializes in credit ratings and research and is part of the Fitch Group, a global financial information services firm.
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, Anup Agarwal, head of mortgage-backed securities and asset-backed securities with Western Asset Management Company, discussed the impending wave of commercial mortgage debt maturities and how the financial markets are reacting.
Philip Charls, CEO of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), joined REIT.com for a video interview at the Hays Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C. during NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.
EPRA’s mission is to promote, develop and represent the European public real estate sector.
Merrie Frankel, vice president and senior credit officer at Moody’s Investors Service, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Frankel offered insights into the increasing number of REITs that are obtaining investment-grade credit ratings. She emphasized that liquidity in the market is an important factor.
“It’s access to the public debt market. It’s the ability to finance your assets, your growth, your company with the best instrument at the best spreads,” she said.
Andy Richard, managing director of the Real Estate Group at Credit Suisse, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Richard was asked about the state of REIT capital markets and the prospects they face going forward.
“On the equity side, stocks are trading at very healthy levels. It’s a very seasoned asset class with a broad range of investors who are interested,” Richard said. On the debt side, he added, “I have never seen the debt markets healthier than they are now.”
Andrea Whiteway, partner with the law firm McDermott, Will & Emery LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Whiteway discussed the potential impact of proposed partnership debt regulations on UPREIT transactions.
Andy Richard, managing director of the Real Estate Group at Credit Suisse, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Richard was asked about the state of REIT capital markets and the prospects they face going forward.
“On the equity side, stocks are trading at very healthy levels. It’s a very seasoned asset class with a broad range of investors who are interested,” Richard said. On the debt side, he added, “I have never seen the debt markets healthier than they are now.”
Lisa Sarajian, managing director at Standard & Poor’s Ratings Agency, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Sarajian was asked about the state of the market for the bonds and preferred stocks of REITs.
Mark Streeter, managing director at JP Morgan Chase, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Streeter was asked about appropriate debt levels for REITs and how the industry as a whole performs in this area. He noted that since the financial crisis, the REIT industry has been more focused on the metric of debt to earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization (EBITDA).
