Interest – Page 3 – Real Estate Investment Trusts

June 11, 2014

Portfolio Manager Sees Sustained Period of Low Interest Rates and Supply

Scott Crowe, global portfolio manager at Resource Real Estate, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Crowe was asked about the impact of the slow economic recovery on asset allocation and where investors are most focused right now. Crowe explained that a slow pace of recovery is actually good for real estate because it means that interest rates are going to stay low “and there are not enough animal spirits to really start development.”

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April 17, 2014

Deloitte Analyst Sees Strong Interest in Non-traditional REITs

Bob O’Brien, partner and U.S. and global real estate services leader at Deloitte & Touche, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.

O’Brien was asked to comment on the changing nature of real estate as witnessed within the REIT industry. O’Brien noted that a whole series of alternative or non-traditional REITs have come to the market over the past few years in segments including timber, cell towers and data centers.

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