Says – Page 26 – Real Estate Investment Trusts

June 11, 2014

Neithercut Says Equity Residential Cutting Back on Transactions

David Neithercut, president and CEO of Equity Residential (NYSE: EQR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Neithercut was asked about the traits shared by the top-performing markets for his company: Denver, San Francisco and Seattle. He cited job growth as a key factor.

“Our business is all about supply and demand,” he said. “These are three markets that have produced some very strong job growth over the past three or four years.”

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June 10, 2014

CEO Says STAG Industrial Benefitting from Diverse Portfolio

Ben Butcher, chairman, president and CEO of STAG Industrial, Inc. (NYSE: STAG), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Butcher discussed his company’s acquisition activity, which picked up in April after a slow start to the year.

“We pride ourselves on our agnosticity with regard to assets. We’re really looking for assets that produce great cash flows and we are willing to go to anywhere in the secondary and primary markets in the U.S. where we find those,” Butcher explained.

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June 7, 2014

Hurwitz Says Low Development Boosting Demand for DDR Property

Daniel B. Hurwitz, CEO of DDR Corp. (NYSE: DDR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Hurwitz discussed his company’s efforts to transform its portfolio.

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June 5, 2014

Infrastructure Key to BioMed Realty’s Growth, CEO Says

Alan Gold, chairman and CEO of BioMed Realty Trust (NYSE: BMR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

BioMed is celebrating its 10th anniversary in 2014. Gold was asked about some of the biggest changes in life sciences realty during his career and strategies for keep BioMed competitive.

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June 4, 2014

Effect of Rate Shifts on REITs Should be Muted, J.P. Morgan Strategist Says

Michael Hudgins, real estate strategist with J.P. Morgan Asset Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

Hudgins discussed the growth of the single-family REIT sector.

“Several of these companies have done really well,” he said. “It’s fair to say they’ve surprised to the upside.”

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June 4, 2014

Cafaro Says American Realty Healthcare Deal Enhances Ventas’ Competitive Position

Debra Cafaro, chairman and CEO of health care REIT Ventas, Inc. (NYSE: VTR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.

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June 3, 2014

Gray Says Blackstone Bullish on Asia and South America

On the opening day of REITWeek 2014, Jonathan Gray, global head of real estate at private-equity firm Blackstone, sat down with Public Storage (NYSE: PSA) chairman and CEO Ronald Havner, Jr. for a wide-ranging discussion of commercial real estate topics. Gray’s remarks covered prospects for different geographic markets and property segments, as well as the overall investment landscape.

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May 15, 2014

Derivatives Specialist Says REITs Adapting to Fed’s Tapering

Luke Zubrod, director of risk and regulatory advisory services with Chatham Financial, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.

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May 5, 2014

Goodwin Procter Lawyer Says Shareholder Activism Uncommon for REITs

Yoel Kranz, partner with Goodwin Procter LLP, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWise 2014: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference held in Boca Raton, Fla.

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