Lexington Realty CEO Anticipates Higher-Yielding Investment Opportunities in 2017

Will Eglin, president and CEO of Lexington Realty Trust (NYSE: LXP), 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.

Lexington primarily makes equity and debt investments in single-tenant, net lease commercial properties across the United States. The company recently sold four land parcels with 96-year ground leases in New York. Given the long-term nature of the leases, “that was the most bond-like holding in our portfolio,” Eglin said.

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Triple-Net Lease Sector Starting Growth Phase, Spirit Realty CEO Says

Thomas Nolan, chairman and CEO of triple-net lease REIT Spirit Realty Capital (NYSE: SRC), 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.

Nolan said Spirit has now achieved its goal of becoming an investment-grade company. Access to the unsecured debt market allows Spirit to run its balance sheet and the entire company more efficiently, he added.

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Physicians Realty Offering “New Level of Service” in Medical Office, CEO Says

John Thomas, president and CEO of health care REIT Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), 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.

Physicians Realty was an active acquirer of properties in 2016. During the year, the company closed on a $ 700 million deal that Thomas described as “the largest transaction ever in the medical office space.”

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Duke Realty in the “Sweet Spot” Between Traditional and E-Commerce Customers

Jim Connor, CEO of Duke Realty Corp. (NYSE: DRE), 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.

Connor discussed the balance of demand between the company’s traditional retail customers and e-commerce clients.

“We’re in the absolute sweet spot right now…It’s the best of both worlds,” Connor said.

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Kilroy Realty Founder Jim Kilroy Dies at 94

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John B. “Jim” Kilroy, Sr. died on Sept. 29 at the age of 94, according to multiple media reports.

Kilroy began his career in the real estate industry in 1947 with the founding of Kilroy Industries, which incorporated five years later. The privately held company focused on serving the defense and aerospace industries after World War II.

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