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Commercial Property REIT Easterly Builds on Government’s Preference for Leasing

Easterly Government Properties, Inc. (NYSE: DEA) is confident that the federal government’s preference for leasing properties will support its business strategy for decades to come.

The government’s shift toward leasing has been evident since the 1960’s and is unlikely to change any time soon, according to Easterly President and CEO William Trimble. In an interview with REIT.com, Trimble noted that during the Nixon administration, the federal government owned about 70 percent of its properties and leased 30 percent.

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NAREIT Launches Total REIT Industry Tracker (T-Tracker) Series

NAREIT is releasing a new report, the Total REIT Industry Tracker Series, or as T-Tracker. Calvin Schnure, NAREIT senior vice president for research and economic analysis, provided an overview of the new report.

Schnure explained that T-Tracker is a quarterly report containing a series of measures of operating performance of all U.S. listed REITs. The Tracker Series has three components: the Funds From Operations (FFO) tracker; the Net Operating Income (NOI) tracker; and the Dividend Tracker.

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REIT Returns Slide in April

REIT returns lost ground in April as broader macroeconomic factors  exerted pressure throughout the sector.

The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index slipped 4.7 percent in April, while the S&P 500 Index gained 1.0 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note rose 0.1 percent for the month.

Jeffrey Langbaum, senior REIT analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, said negative economic indicators released in April, including weaker-than-expected first quarter gross domestic product, caused a pullback in REIT share prices.

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Data Center REIT Executive Says Rise of Cyber Attacks Globally a Major Concern

Kurt Manske, vice president of compliance and corporate IT at QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

QTS Realty owns, operates and manages facilities nationwide, encompassing approximately 4.7 million square feet of data center infrastructure and supporting more than 850 customers. Manske said the biggest change in cybersecurity during the past year has been “the rise of the cyber state from an attacker perspective.”

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Valuation Differences Could Mean More REIT Deals, Lawyer Says

David Slotkin, partner at Morrison & Foerster, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

Slotkin discussed recent changes in shareholder activism within the REIT industry.

“What you are seeing now is that the broader shareholder activism in other industries and larger companies is seeping into the REIT space,” Slotkin said. He pointed to various sources of activism, including hedge funds and traditional dedicated investors.

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Data Center REIT Executive Say Rise of Cyber Attacks Globally a Major Concern

Kurt Manske, vice president of compliance and corporate IT at QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: QTS), joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

QTS Realty owns, operates and manages facilities nationwide, encompassing approximately 4.7 million square feet of data center infrastructure and supporting more than 850 customers. Manske said the biggest change in cybersecurity during the past year has been “the rise of the cyber state from an attacker perspective.”

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Lawyer: Portfolio Discounts Holding Back REIT IPOs

Mark Van Deusen, partner with the law firm Hunton & Williams LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2015: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Phoenix.

Van Deusen discussed some of the factors driving the market REIT initial public offerings (IPOs). First, he pointed out that portfolios in REIT IPOs traditionally face a discount. That creates an impediment, Van Deusen said, especially in environments in which capital is flowing into the real estate market from private sources.

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