In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Steven Marks of Fitch Ratings discussed the firm’s latest research on liquidity in the REIT market and REITs’ access to the capital markets.
Professor Awarded Prize for Research on REIT Volatility and Liquidity
NAREIT and the American Real Estate and Urban Economics Association (AREUEA) awarded the 2015 NAREIT/AREUEA Real Estate Research Conference Distinguished Research Prize to Pawan Jain.
The conference was held at the New York Hilton Midtown on June 8.
PNLR Liquidity Events Changing, Lawyer Says
Ken Betts, international partner with Locke Lorde LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Betts noted that liquidity events are becoming more common in the public non-listed REIT (PNLR) sector. He described two different kinds of liquidity events for PNLRs. Roughly 50 percent have consisted of mergers and acquisitions (M&A). The other half have come through initial public offerings (IPOs).
Banker Views Liquidity Events as PNLR Litmus Test
David Lazarus, senior managing director with Eastdil Secured, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.
Lazarus was asked about the lessons learned from the recent wave of liquidity events held by public, non-listed REITs (PNLRs).
