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The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) 2014 Survey results released Sept. 4 point to strong improvement in the sustainability performance of the global real estate industry as a whole, according to GRESB.
The survey looked at data from listed property companies and private equity real estate funds around the world. In total, the respondents’ portfolios cover 56,000 buildings with an aggregate value of $ 2.1 trillion.
Faced with high prices for top-quality properties in primary markets, commercial real estate executives are looking to mid-tier assets and secondary markets to generate higher yields, according to a survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of health care REIT Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), joined REIT.com at NAREIT headquarters in Washington for a CEO Spotlight video interview.
The health care sector has witnessed a flurry of deal-making activity. Cafaro described the pace of growth in the sector as “quite heated.”
Increased demand for commercial real estate is causing the price of assets to overtake their value in certain property sectors, according to the latest Real Estate Research Corporation’s (RERC) quarterly Real Estate Report.
“The relationship between the value versus the price of commercial real estate is precariously balanced,” according to Ken Riggs, president and CEO of RERC, a national evaluation and research organization.
Lorenzo Berho, chairman and CEO of Mexican real estate company Vesta (BMV: Vesta), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Vesta is an owner, developer and manager of industrial buildings and distribution centers in Mexico.
Joel Beam, portfolio manager at Forward Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Beam has primary responsibility for day-to-day management of the Forward Select Income fund, which focuses on REIT preferred stocks. Beam said the strong income-oriented return makes the preferred market attractive for investors.
“You get more safety and more income as you go up the capital stack,” he said.
One of the first issues faced by foreign investors in the Brazilian real estate market is choosing to invest through the so-called Fundo de Investimento Imobiliário (FII) or through a Fundo de Investimento em Participações (FIP). The immediate question: What are the differences between the two?
Matt Werner, portfolio manager at Chilton Capital Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
In January, Chilton launched the Chilton Realty Income & Growth Fund, which invests in equity REITs and other real estate-related entities. Werner said the fund operates a “top-down process” that considers geographic regions, property types, fundamentals and demographic trends. The information is then entered into Chilton’s proprietary earnings models, which then builds a target price, Werner explained.
Sophia Banar, managing director with Forum Securities Limited, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Banar covers U.S. real estate companies for Forum Securities. Additionally, she advises the firm’s global portfolio management team. Banar joined Forum Securities in April after serving as a portfolio manager with The Tuckerman Group, an affiliate of State Street Global Advisors that focused on real estate investment.
