After outperforming the S&P 500 in 2015, market observers expect REITs to offer solid growth prospects in 2016. The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index had a total return of 2.3 percent for 2015, compared to a return of 1.4 percent for the S&P 500 Index. In December, the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index gained 1.2…
Bobby Taubman, chairman, president and CEO of Taubman Centers, Inc. (NYSE: TCO), 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. The REIT owns, manages and leases regional, super-regional and outlet shopping centers in the United States and Asia. Taubman explained…
American Homes 4 Rent (NYSE: AMH) and American Residential Properties, Inc. (NYSE: ARPI) said on Dec. 3 that the single-family rental REITs had come to an agreement on a merger valued at roughly $ 1.5 billion. News
In the latest edition of Quick Study, Brad Case, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and industry information, a “fairly quiet” November for REITs and other asset classes. The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index fell 0.3 percent in November, while the S&P 500 Index gained 0.3 percent. The yield on the 10-year…
W. Edward Walter, CEO of Host Hotels & Resorts Inc. (NYSE: HST), 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. News
REITs lost ground in November, as uncertainty over the timing of interest rate changes and concerns about economic data weighed on the sector. The total returns of the FTSE/NAREIT All REIT Index fell 0.3 percent in November, while the S&P 500 Index gained 0.3 percent. The yield on the 10-year Treasury note was up 0.1…
Mary Hogan, managing director and co-head of Americas real estate at APG Asset Management US Inc., joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. News
David Neithercut, president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), 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. Neithercut, who served as NAREIT’s 2015 Chair, reflected on the main challenges and opportunities for the industry going into 2016. News
Scott Schaevitz, co-head of Americas real estate investment banking at Barclays, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas. Schaevitz said the window for more REITs to go private remains open. “Last year, a handful of companies were trading at discounts to…
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