U.S. REITs a Reference Point for International Best Practices, Green Street Consultant Says

David De La Rosa, senior vice president of advisory consulting at Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge.

De La Rosa discussed best practices for international real estate companies. He noted that best-in-class real estate companies in the United States share a number of characteristics: high-quality portfolios, specialized investment strategies, good capital allocation, strong balance sheets and limited development pipelines.

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Fibras Adopting REIT Best Practices, Analyst Says

David de la Rosa, vice president with Green Street Advisors, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

De la Rosa offered some insights into the growing fibra market in Mexico. Fibras, the country’s version of REITs, were introduced in Mexico in 2004. The first fibra listed in Mexico in 2011. The country is now home to nine listed fibras with a total market capitalization of $ 18 billion.

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SEC Official Says Stakeholders Like REIT Reporting Practices

Sonia Barros, assistant director of the Division of Corporation Finance at the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

Barros discussed how REITs are performing overall in terms of their SEC reporting. She noted that REITs differ from other industries with respect to their practice of providing information about property operating data in their supplemental packages.

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GDD-BR 2010 [1E] Android: Effective UI Best Practices

Speaker: Tim Bray Track: Android Time slot: E [14:40 – 15:25] Room: 1 Level: 201 Download Slides (PDF) Good user interfaces and optimized user experiences are important on any device, but are even more important on mobile devices that have limited screen real estate and are being used by people in a hurry. We’ll talk about UI and UX design patterns on Android and how to use them to greatest effect.
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