Portfolio – Page 4 – Real Estate Investment Trusts

November 18, 2014

Host Hotels CEO: International Business will Expand, but Remain Small Part of Overall Portfolio

W. Edward Walter, chairman and CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts (NYSE: HST), 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.

Walter outlined the lodging REIT’s international strategy, noting that Host started to invest outside North America in 2006 when it acquired a portfolio of hotels from Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. under brand names that included Westin, Sheraton, W, St. Regis and The Luxury Collection.

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November 5, 2014

Sovran Self Storage Upgrades Portfolio, Invests in New Technology

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November 3, 2014

Plum Creek Timber Harvesting Opportunities Across Its Portfolio

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Plum Creek CEO Rick Holley explores ways to maximize value out of every acre owned.

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October 15, 2014

REITs a Cornerstone of UPS Pension Portfolio

Greg Spick, portfolio manager of real assets with the UPS Group Trust, joined REIT.com in October for an video interview to discuss his approaching to real estate investing.

Spick helps manage the pension assets of the employees of delivery firm UPS. The pension fund has nearly $ 30 billion in assets. Real estate and real assets make up roughly $ 2 billion of the entire portfolio.

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October 2, 2014

Cousins Properties Creating Value in Sun Belt Office Portfolio

After spending the last five years shedding retail, industrial, residential and land assets, Cousins Properties Inc. (NYSE: CUZ) is focusing today on creating value within a portfolio of trophy office assets in the Sun Belt.

Since Cousins President and CEO Lawrence Gellerstedt III took over in 2009, the Atlanta-based firm has shifted the bulk of its portfolio from Atlanta to Texas.

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July 4, 2014

Brixmor ‘Very Comfortable’ With State of Portfolio, CEO Says

Michael Carroll, CEO of Brixmor Property Group (NYSE: BRX), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Brixmor owns and operates grocery-anchored community and neighborhood shopping centers, with more than 520 properties strategically located across 38 states.

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July 4, 2014

Fidelity Portfolio Manager Sees Real Estate Securitization Growing Globally

Steve Buller, portfolio manager with Fidelity Investments, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Buller manages the Fidelity Real Estate Investment Portfolio fund.

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June 14, 2014

FelCor CEO Cites Portfolio Transformation As Key Move

Richard Smith, president and CEO of FelCor Lodging Trust (NYSE: FCH), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

This year marks the 20th anniversary of hotel REIT FelCor being listed on the New York Stock Exchange. Smith discussed the importance of this milestone.

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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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June 10, 2014

CEO Says STAG Industrial Benefitting from Diverse Portfolio

Ben Butcher, chairman, president and CEO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Butcher discussed his company’s acquisition activity, which picked up in April after a slow start to the year.

“We pride ourselves on our agnosticity with regard to assets. We’re really looking for assets that produce great cash flows and we are willing to go to anywhere in the secondary and primary markets in the U.S. where we find those,” Butcher explained.

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