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In the the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Jay Epstien, co-chair of law firm DLA Piper’s Global Real Estate practice, discussed the results of the firm’s recent survey of real estate executives.
Epstien said the results of the survey showed that while industry executives remain optimistic about the health of the real estate market, their enthusiasm is starting to wane.
Jay Morgan, senior vice president of operations at Welltower (NYSE: HCN), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami.
Welltower is a health care REIT focusing on senior housing, post-acute care and long-term care facilities. As a health care REIT, Welltower’s tenants are particularly interested in healthy environments and well-being, according to Morgan.
Richard Matros, CEO of Sabra Health Care REIT, Inc. (NASDAQ: SBRA), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: SRG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
The Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) recognized Ventas in 2015 for the health care REIT’s sustainability program. Cafaro cited the firm’s corporate philanthropy and governance as standout features its sustainability platform.
Spurred on by attractive financing and solid returns, health care REITs continue their aggressive pursuit of senior housing properties.
Sukanya Paciorek, senior vice president of corporate sustainability at Vornado Realty Trust (NYSE: VNO), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
Vornado, which was a 2014 Leader in the Light award winner, focuses on the New York and Washington, D.C., office markets, as well as New York street retail.
Paciorek discussed Vornado’s approach to sustainability and offered suggestions for companies wishing to improve their sustainability profile.
Michael Knott, managing director with Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Knott offered an assessment of the valuations of health care properties in the current market. Deals that have taken place in the health care REIT sector in 2014 have helped to drive the value of health care real estate assets up “dramatically” and boosted the interest of capital markets in the sector, according to Knott.
Lauralee Martin, president and CEO of HCP, Inc. (NYSE: HCP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Martin predicted continued interest in the health care sector for 2015.
“There’s a lot of money that’s interested in health care. It’s a sector that has demographics that are very attractive to investors,” Martin observed.
Real estate investors remain bullish, especially regarding the office and health care sectors, according to a survey conducted by consulting firm PwC.
PwC’s survey of real estate investors in the third quarter of 2014, released Sept. 15, indicated that the office sector is showing consistent signs of strengthening. Most geographic markets are expected to be in either the recovery or expansion phase of the real estate cycle during the next four years.
