REITs picked up steam in August as the total return from the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index gained 3.4 percent, slightly below the 4 percent increase in the S&P 500 Index during the same period. As of the end of August, however, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index was up 19.8 percent for the year,…
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, offered an analysis of REIT market gains in August. The total return on the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index increased 3.4 percent for the month, slightly below the 4.0 percent gain in the S&P 500 Index during…
REITs retreated modestly in July, but still outperformed the broader market as wider macroeconomic concerns set the trend for the month, according to analysts. The total return on the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index dipped 0.2 percent in July, although the decline was smaller than the 1.4 percent fall in the S&P 500 Index during…
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T. Ritson Ferguson, CEO and CIO of CBRE Clarion Securities, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Ferguson noted that, across the board, REITs are performing well in 2014. He singled out the mall sector as the biggest surprise. “The mall sector, especially the A-quality malls,…
Steven Marks, managing director with Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. While Fitch Ratings looks at REIT’s capital structures on a case-by-case basis, Mark said the ratings agency has found widespread improvement in REITs’ use of leverage. News
Jon Wheeler, chairman and CEO of Wheeler Real Estate Investment Trust (NASDAQ: WHLRP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. News
Paul Adornato, managing director with BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Adornato reviewed the conditions that REITs have faced within the capital markets so far this year. “The capital markets have been open for the REITs both on the equity side and…
Glenn Mueller, University of Denver professor and real estate investment strategist at Dividend Capital Group, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York. Mueller was asked whether he still considers REITs to be low-volatility investments. “They are much less volatile than the overall marketplace,” Mueller said. He…
Eighteen REITs celebrating their 20th anniversaries of listing on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) were recognized June 2 in a closing bell ceremony. News
