In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Cliff Majersik, executive director of the Institute for Market Transformation, discussed a new effort from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and CoStar Group, Inc. to provide more information on the energy efficiency of buildings.
Spinoffs Motivated by Increased Efficiency, Lawyer Says
Dave Levy, a partner at Skadden Arps, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
Levy discussed the impact of restrictions imposed by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 on tax-free spinoffs of REIT assets. According to Levy, the spinoff trend that occurred prior to the PATH Act suffered from a “perception problem” in the media.
Tenant Star Enhancing Commercial Buildings’ Energy Efficiency
Academic Sees Pricing Efficiency in REITs, REIT Indexes
Bob Connolly, finance professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Connolly presented research at the NAREIT/ American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) Real Estate Research Conference, which was held the day before the start of REITWeek.
Connolly addressed the question of whether investors in REIT index products can assume efficient market pricing.
Energy Efficiency Specialist Says REITs “Ripe” for Lowering Carbon Emissions
Joshua Kagan, senior fellow with the Carbon War Room and director of business development at the Clean Fund, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
The Carbon War Room is an entrepreneurial non-profit organization intended to use market forces to tackle climate change. The Clean Fund, meanwhile, provides financing that allows energy efficiency, water efficiency and renewable energy projects to be repaid through a voluntary property assessment.
