Consumer-driven e-commerce is pushing demand for modern logistics facilities in new locations around the world.
Kim Wright of UBS Discusses Brexit and the Global Real Estate Market
Health Care Real Estate “Fertile Ground” for Sustainability Programs
In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Jeff Miller, executive vice president and COO of health care REIT Welltower, Inc. (NYSE: HCN), discussed the evolution of the company’s sustainability program and the opportunities for better sustainability practices in the health care real estate sector.
Real Estate in the Digital Age
Real Estate Funds Can Expect More Capital Flows
In the the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Steve Buller, portfolio manager with Fidelity Investments, discussed the impact of real estate being elevated to a new headline sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) on the discipline of real estate investing.
GRESB Data Shows Broad Improvement in Real Estate ESG Performance
Real estate companies and funds are showing improvement across all aspects of environmental, social and governance (ESG) performance, according to the 2016 Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) Real Estate, Developer and Debt assessments.
“The global real estate sector is working to manage its carbon footprint, build resilience in the face of climate change and respond to more stringent environmental regulations,” said Nils Kok, CEO of GRESB.
Industrial Real Estate Sector Enjoying Strong Year
In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Jack Rosenberg, national director of logistics and transportation with Colliers, discussed some of the latest trends and developments in industrial real estate.
REITs Thriving in Current Real Estate Environment
In the latest edition of Fundamentally Speaking, Calvin Schnure, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and economic analysis, assessed the state of the REIT market at the mid-year point.
Economic news has been mixed so far this year, Schnure said, with overall gross domestic product data “fairly weak.”
Market Cycle Bolstering Real Estate Values
Investment real estate values increased by 4.1 percent during July 2016, according to the FTSE NAREIT PureProperty Index Series, which provides the earliest measurement of changes in the market values of properties held for investment purposes. Nationwide property appreciation averaged 12.1 percent since the beginning of 2016.
Low Interest Rates Driving Real Estate IPOs, Menna Says
In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Gil Menna, partner with Goodwin Procter, shared his thoughts on the high volume of REIT IPOs taking place globally in 2016.
Menna attributed the IPO surge to low interest rates around the world.
“You’re getting a current, ongoing yield [from real estate],” Menna said, “and I think that is what is driving the interest globally.”