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Kevin Grant, president and CEO of CYS Investments, Inc. (NYSE: CYS), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
CYS Investments owns mortgage securities guaranteed by Fannie Mae, Freddie Mac or Ginnie Mae.
Grant offered an overview of how CYS operates and how the company differs from an Equity REIT.
John Divers, COO and CFO at Community Development Trust (CDT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWise 2016: NAREIT’s Law, Accounting and Finance Conference at the Marriott Marquis in Washington, D.C.
New York City-based CDT is a private, hybrid REIT that is active on the debt and equity sides of affordable housing projects.
Lenora Suki, head of sustainable finance product strategy at Bloomberg LP, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami.
Suki described the current state of public sustainability reporting.
Jill Ziegler, director of sustainability and corporate responsibility at Forest City Realty Trust (NYSE: FCE.A), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami.
The company’s portfolio is focused on urban real estate assets in the office, retail and apartment sectors.
Sunil Misser, CEO of AccountAbility, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2016 Leader in the Light Working Forum at the Ritz Carlton – Coconut Grove in Miami.
AccountAbility is a global research standards and advisory services organization that focuses exclusively on sustainability.
Misser noted that one of the dominant trends he is seeing within sustainability today is the issue of reporting and disclosure.
Stephen Lebovitz, president and CEO of CBL & Associates Properties, Inc. (NYSE: CBL), 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.
John Kite, CEO of Kite Realty Group Trust (NYSE: KRG), 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.
Between late 2014 and early 2015, Kite Realty sold about $ 320 million of properties that it had acquired through the 2014 merger with Inland Diversified Real Estate Trust, Inc. Kite noted that about $ 220 million of the proceeds went toward purchasing properties, while $ 100 million was earmarked to reduce leverage.
Cydney Donnell, director of real estate programs at Texas A&M University’s Mays Business School, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Donnell shared her views on the state of the real estate cycle.
“I don’t really worry about it too much because I don’t think that’s the question,” Donnell said. Rather, Donnell stressed that a 35-year “supercycle” in the bond market supported by declining interest rates has fueled a surge of money flowing into real estate.
Michael Schall, president and CEO of Essex Property Trust, Inc. (NYSE: ESS), 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.
Essex invests in transit-accessible urban and suburban apartment assets within the coastal California and Seattle markets. Schall described the ongoing housing shortage on the West Coast.
Ed Fritsch, president and CEO of Highwoods Properties, Inc., and NAREIT’s 2016 chair, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2015: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Wynn Las Vegas.
Fritsch provided an overview of the current state of the REIT industry.
