U.S. Equity REITs Showing Discipline in Capital Markets, Observers Say

Capital raising by U.S. Equity REITs for most of 2014 has trailed the record levels seen a year earlier, a sign that management teams are taking a disciplined approach to raising new equity, according to observers.

SNL Financial reported this week that capital raised by U.S. Equity REITs dipped to $ 51 billion for the year through Oct. 17, trailing the record-setting $ 56 billion raised during the same period in 2013.

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Neithercut Says Equity Residential Cutting Back on Transactions

David Neithercut, president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Neithercut was asked about the traits shared by the top-performing markets for his company: Denver, San Francisco and Seattle. He cited job growth as a key factor.

“Our business is all about supply and demand,” he said. “These are three markets that have produced some very strong job growth over the past three or four years.”

David Neithercut

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