Kite Realty CEO Sees REITs Focusing on Redevelopment

John Kite, CEO of Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG), 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.

Between late 2014 and early 2015, Kite Realty sold about $ 320 million of properties that it had acquired through the 2014 merger with Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc.  Kite noted that about $ 220 million of the proceeds went toward purchasing properties, while $ 100 million was earmarked to reduce leverage.

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QTS Realty Trust CEO Says Carpathia Integration Proceeding Smoothly

Chad Williams, president and CEO of QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS) 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.

Earlier this year, QTS acquired Carpathia Hosting, a Virginia-based colocation, cloud and managed services provider for $ 326 million.

Williams said the integration of Carpathia is proceeding well.

QTS’s lead executive on the integration is Peter Weber, chief product officer, Williams explained.

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Digital Realty Pursuing Multiple Expansion Strategies

William Stein, CEO of Digital Realty (NYSE: DLR), 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.

Digital Realty supports the data center and colocation strategies of more than 1,000 firms across its portfolio of data centers located throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Australia.

Stein offered an update on the company’s efforts to achieve the highest possible risk-adjusted returns at the asset level.

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