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Participants on a panel at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT, agreed that volatility is likely to persist in the REIT industry as markets digest the impact of the recent general election.
Timothy Naughton, 2017 NAREIT Chair and chairman and CEO of AvalonBay Communities, Inc. (NYSE: AVB), moderated the Nov. 15 roundtable.
As environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues become increasingly important for real estate investors, companies that fall short in these areas are likely to be left behind, according to a panel of sustainability professionals at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT.
Nils Kok, CEO of the Global Real Estate Sustainability Benchmark (GRESB), moderated the panel.
Capital flows into the REIT sector from domestic and international investors remain robust, according to a panel of industry figures at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT.
The panelists also said the limited supply of real estate assets is pushing valuations higher.
“Capital is chasing a relatively few number of assets,” said Louis Taylor, senior vice president at Paulson & Co., Inc. “Prices are fair to pretty full.”
High barriers to entry and limited supply are boosting long-term growth prospects for REITs in the cell tower, data center and outdoor advertising sectors, according to a panel at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT.
“Technology is changing the traditional model” of real estate, said panel moderator Jim Sullivan, managing director with Green Street Advisors.
A lack of new supply and a concerted effort by retailers to develop omnichannel shopping strategies bode well for the future of retail REITs, according to a panel at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT.
Ross Smotrich, managing director at Barclays, moderated the panel and noted that new development in the retail sector “may be at a generational low.”
CEO panelists at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT said they expect growth to continue in the mall, office and hospitality sectors against a backdrop of changing consumer and tenant preferences.
NAREIT 2015 Chair David Neithercut, the president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), introduced the panel of REIT executives by observing that “our industry has a very strong story to tell.”
A panel at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT pointed to the decline in U.S. homeownership rates as a major factor supporting growth in the single-family rental business and the multifamily housing sector.
