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Donald Wood, president and CEO of Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Mark Decker Jr., group head of U.S. real estate at BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.
Decker discussed the state of the real estate capital markets.
“They’re in great shape,” he said. “There’s a lot of access to all the markets. Pick your flavor. If you’ve got a good use for the money, there’s a lot of investor support,” he said.
Philip Charls, CEO of the European Public Real Estate Association (EPRA), joined REIT.com for a video interview at the Hays Adams Hotel in Washington, D.C. during NAREIT’s 2015 Washington Leadership Forum.
EPRA’s mission is to promote, develop and represent the European public real estate sector.
Ramin Kamfar, chairman and CEO of Bluerock Residential Growth REIT, Inc. (NYSE: BRG), 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.
John Brady, managing director of RBC Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Brady discussed action in the initial public offering (IPO) market for REITs in 2014, noting that activity “is more back-ended this year than it has been in prior years.”
Going forward, Brady predicts a “healthier” IPO market in general with an uptick in the number of offerings.
Capital raising by U.S. Equity REITs for most of 2014 has trailed the record levels seen a year earlier, a sign that management teams are taking a disciplined approach to raising new equity, according to observers.
SNL Financial reported this week that capital raised by U.S. Equity REITs dipped to $ 51 billion for the year through Oct. 17, trailing the record-setting $ 56 billion raised during the same period in 2013.
Faced with high prices for top-quality properties in primary markets, commercial real estate executives are looking to mid-tier assets and secondary markets to generate higher yields, according to a survey conducted by KPMG LLP.
Mark Decker Jr., group head of U.S. real estate, lodging and leisure at BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Decker was asked which REIT sectors seem to be most active in the capital markets at this time.
“With the index up close to 15 percent right now, everybody is active and looking. It feels like [the office sector] has got some more wind in its sails. I think retail has some good wind in its sails,” he replied.
