Property Values Nationwide Edge Higher In February

Property values nationwide increased 0.4 percent in February as measured by the FTSE NAREIT PureProperty Index Series.

Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, noted that February was marked by “a marginal increase in property values, even though we saw a marginal decline in total returns for REITs.” The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index fell 0.3 percent in February.

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Research Finds Target Date Funds Need Higher REIT Allocations

John Worth, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and investor outreach, joined Kurt Walten, NAREIT’s senior vice president for investment affairs and investor education, for a REIT.com video to discuss new NAREIT-sponsored research from investment advisory firm Wilshire Associates on the role of REITs and listed real estate equities in target date fund (TDF) asset allocations.

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Starwood Waypoint Single-Family REIT Seeing Higher Leasing Activity

Doug Brien, CEO of Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust (NYSE: SWAY), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Based in Oakland, Calif., Starwood Waypoint Residential Trust acquires, renovates, leases, maintains and manages single-family homes. Brien said rental demand is at its highest level in more than six years due in part to construction remaining in check.

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CatchMark Timber CEO Sees REIT’s Acquisition Activity Higher in Second Half

Jerry Barag, president and CEO of CatchMark Timber Trust, Inc. (NYSE: CTT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Barag began the interview with an overview of the company’s acquisition activity. He noted that the first half of 2015 has been quite different from 2014. Whereas 2014 saw a steady stream of medium-sized deals, the first half of 2015 has seen either very large deals or very small ones.

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REITs With Higher GRESB Scores Outperform Peers, Study Finds

A new report concludes that committing to sustainability pays off for REITs.

REITs with higher Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB) scores outperform their peers in terms of returns, according to a study from the University of Cambridge. The study also showed that when adjusted for risk, there is a significant link between REITs’ portfolio sustainability indicators and their performances in the stock market.

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Neuberger Berman Fund Manager Says Higher Interest Rates Should be Good Sign for REITs

Steve Shigekawa, managing director at Neuberger Berman, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Shigekawa noted that the biggest surprise for the REIT industry during 2014 has been the decline in interest rates.

“At the beginning of the year, the 10-year Treasury note was 3 percent. At the time, the consensus view was that interest rates would go higher, which would be a headwind for the REIT market. What we’ve actually seen is the opposite,” he observed.

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Chilton Capital Fund Manager Says REITs Should be Trading at Higher Premiums to NAV

Matt Werner, portfolio manager and analyst at Chilton Capital Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Given the outperformance of the REIT market compared with broader market indices in 2014, Werner commented on REIT valuation levels.

“Any time the market goes up by almost 30 percent, you’re going to have questions about valuation,” Werner said.

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Farmland Partners CEO Expects Agricultural Land Values To Trend Higher

Paul Pittman, chairman, president and CEO of Farmland Partners Inc. (NYSE: FPI), 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.

Farmland Partners invests in primary row crop farmland throughout North America. The substantial majority of the farms in the current portfolio are devoted to primary crops such as corn, soybeans and wheat. Farmland became a publicly traded company earlier this year.

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