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Hap Stein, chairman and CEO of Regency Centers (NYSE: REG), 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.
Regency has posted gains in funds from operations (FFO) and net operating income (NOI) in 2015. Stein cited “robust” demand for space and the quality of Regency’s portfolio as drivers behind the performance. Stein also noted that the company’s occupancy rate now sits at north of 96 percent.
Bill Bayless, president and CEO of American Campus Communities, Inc. (NYSE: ACC), 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.
In August, American Campus celebrated its 100th student housing development with the construction of U Club Sunnyside, an off-campus community serving students attending West Virginia University (WVU). Bayless said the event had special significance for him because he graduated from WVU.
Jeffrey Fisher, chairman, president and CEO of Chatham Lodging Trust (NYSE: CLDT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Chatham invests primarily in extended-stay select service and full service hotels in the 25 largest metropolitan markets in the United States.
Fisher discussed Chatham’s pricing power with regard to room rates.
Joseph Coradino, CEO of Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust (NYSE: PEI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
PREIT owns shopping centers in 12 states in the eastern half of the United States. Its assets are concentrated in the Mid-Atlantic region and Philadelphia.
Michael Landy, president and CEO of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.
Joel Marcus, chairman, CEO and founder of Alexandria Real Estate Equities (NYSE: ARE), 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.
Jay Shah, CEO of Hersha Hospitality Trust (NYSE:HT), 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.
Hersha owns select-service hotels operated under brands that include Marriott, Hilton, Intercontinental and Hyatt, as well as a small but growing number of independent hotels. Shah addressed the different demand drivers at play in the lodging sector.
A lack of new supply and a concerted effort by retailers to develop omnichannel shopping strategies bode well for the future of retail REITs, according to a panel at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT.
Ross Smotrich, managing director at Barclays, moderated the panel and noted that new development in the retail sector “may be at a generational low.”
