A roundtable with global real estate fund managers looks at rising interest rates and Europe.
Perspective is Needed in the Investment World
Investment Consultant: REITs are Real Estate
In the latest episode of the NAREIT Podcast, Sean Ruhmann, director of real assets research for Boston-based investment consulting firm NEPC, analyzed the benefits of REIT investment for institutional investors.
Study: REITs Raising Investment in Sustainability, Growing Returns
REITs’ investments in sustainability keep rising, as do their returns on those investments, according to research on NAREIT’s Leader in the Light (LITL) program.
Investment Strategist Remains Optimistic About Lodging, Suburban Office Real Estate
Tim Pire, managing director with Heitman, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.
Pire said he remains optimistic with regard to prospects in the lodging and suburban office markets. The lodging sector is benefitting from continuing improvement in the economy and limited supply, Pire said. Corporate earnings reports and forecasts for 2015 have also been positive, he noted. Suburban office, meanwhile, has benefitted from the expansion in employment, Pire said.
“Shark Tank” Entrepreneur Touts REIT Investment
In the latest episode of ABC’s popular reality series “Shark Tank,” which aired on Jan. 30, Kevin O’Leary, chairman of O’Leary Funds and a member of the show’s panel of venture capitalists, touted the investment benefits of the REIT-based real estate investment.
Scott Schaevitz, Co-Head of Americas Real Estate Investment Banking, Barclays
INVESCO Fund Manager highlights broader acceptance of REIT investment
Paul Curbo, portfolio manager at INVESCO Realty Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Curbo highlighted the biggest changes he has seen in the real estate sector during the last two decades.
“Real estate has become an accepted investment class. Twenty years ago, we often had to explain the merits of investing in REITs,” he said.
The benefits of REIT income, diversification and total returns have now become apparent, Curbo noted.
Goodwin Procter Lawyer Sees Heavy Cross-Border Investment in U.S. Real Estate
Ettore Santucci, partner and co-chair of the REIT group with Goodwin Procter, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Regarding overseas investment in U.S. real estate, Santucci described the amount of cross-border capital flowing into U.S. real estate as “enormous.” These non-U.S. investors are primarily “big game hunting,” according to Santucci: looking for trophy assets and portfolios.
Morgan Stanley Investment Manager Says Global Property Stocks Equate to Core Real Estate
Ted Bigman, managing director at Morgan Stanley, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Bigman discussed the approach investors should take when considering global property stocks as a portion of multi-asset portfolios.
“First and foremost, they should look at them as real estate… Their returns over the medium- and long-term should track real estate,” Bigman said. Within the real estate sector, investors should view global property stocks as core real estate, he added.
