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Chad Williams, chairman and CEO of data center REIT QTS Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE:QTS), 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.
When it comes to preventing cyberattacks, Williams said QTS differentiates itself from other providers through its fully integrated services platform “that contemplates the risk around cybersecurity and compliance for our customers.”
Ed Fritsch, president and CEO of Highwoods Properties (NYSE: HIW) and 2016 NAREIT Chair, 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.
Fritsch said he expects REITs will be able to continue to deliver attractive returns in the current environment of global uncertainty.
Steve Buller, portfolio manager with Fidelity Investments, 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.
Buller received NAREIT’s 2016 Industry Achievement Award at the convention.
Buller offered his thoughts on how Donald Trump’s victory in the presidential election impacted the real estate market. For example, he noted that health care REITs are facing uncertainty over the potential direction of public policy.
In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Gabe Buerkle and Michael Hudgins of EII Capital Management talk about the importance of sustainability in the eyes of real estate investors.
EII recently published a report on the evolution of sustainability programs at REITs.
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, said that despite market weakness in October, economic fundamentals continue to support the sector.
The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index dropped 4.9 percent in October, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.8 percent.
“It was a very poor month in October,” Case observed. “The last three months have been weak for investors in all segments of the equity markets,” he added.
REIT share prices came under pressure in October with concerns of rising interest rates bearing down on the market, according to analysts. However, REIT returns continued to lead the S&P 500 through the first 10 months of the year.
The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index dropped 4.9 percent in October, while the S&P 500 index lost 1.8 percent.
In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, Keven Lindemann of S&P Global Market Intelligence discussed REITs’ capital raising actives in 2016.
REITs raised 11 percent more capital through the end of 2016’s third quarter than they did in the year-earlier period.
“That’s certainly an indication that the companies in the [REIT] industry have healthy access to the capital markets,” Lindemann said.
