Low Cap Rates Have National Storage Eyeing Acquisitions

Arlen Nordhagen, president and CEO of National Storage Affiliates (NYSE: NSA), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge.

National Storage Affiliates recently closed on the $ 650 million joint venture acquisition of iStorage. Nordhagen said the company has about another 30 assets under contract, or recently closed, bringing the year-end acquisitions total to about $ 1.3 billion.

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FFO Gains Fueled by External Growth, Says National Retail CEO

Craig Macnab, CEO of National Retail Properties, Inc. (NYSE: NNN), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.

As of the third quarter of 2015, National Retail’s funds from operations (FFO) were 8.5 percent higher than the year before. Macnab said the gains resulted from maintaining a portfolio that’s about 99 percent occupied.

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National Storage CEO Says REIT Growing Faster Than Expected

Arlen Nordhagen, co-founder, president and CEO of National Storage Affiliates (NYSE: NSA), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.

NSA, which went public in April, currently owns 277 self-storage facilities located in 16 states with approximately 15.8 million rentable square feet of space. Nordhagen discussed operational growth trends.

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Columbia Property Trust CEO Sees Improvement in National Office Fundamentals

Nelson Mills, president and CEO of Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP), 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.

Columbia Property Trust invests in and manages commercial class-A office properties in primary markets within the United States. Founded in 2003, the company went public in October 2013.

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National Health Investors Prefers Small Platform

Justin Hutchens, president and CEO of National Health Investors (NHI), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.

Hutchens discussed the benefits of National Health Investors’ expressed goal of staying small in size.

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