Room for REITs to Grow in Japan

The Association for Real Estate Securitization (ARES) seeks to expand the range of investment opportunities available to institutional and individual investors by promoting the sound development of Japan’s real estate securitization market.

Nobuhiro Naito serves as executive managing director of ARES.

Do you think investors in your region/country have accepted REITs as a viable way to invest in real estate?

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Apartment REITs Still Have Room to Grow, CEO Says

Ed Pettinella, president and CEO of Home Properties Inc. (NYSE: HME), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.

Pettinella speculated that the apartment market in Washington, D.C., would start to recover in the second half of 2015. He noted that job growth is returning in the area following a period of government spending cuts. Additionally, the supply of apartment units in the region is expected to peak this year.

Ed Pettinella

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Quick Study: REITs Gain in August as Investors Grow Comfortable with Fundamentals

In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, offered an analysis of REIT market gains in August.

The total return on the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index increased 3.4 percent for the month, slightly below the 4.0 percent gain in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. As of the end of August, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was up 19.8 percent, compared to a 9.9 percent gain for the broader market.

“REITs are strongly outperforming… real estate investors have really been rewarded,” Case said.

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