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REIT Sustainability Executive Sees Progress in Data Collection Methods

John Forester, director of energy and sustainability at REIT Management & Research LLC, joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.

REIT Management & Research is a private company that manages publicly traded REITs. Forester noted that the company has sought to improve the process of collecting and aggregating data across its asset base by investing in a new platform that allows for the collection of information “other than what is typically shown on an invoice.”

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Senior Housing Properties Trust CEO Sees Broad Benefits from Demographic Trends

David Hegarty, president and COO of Senior Housing Properties Trust (NYSE: SNH), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Hegarty explained that, despite its name, almost 50 percent of the company’s assets consist of medical office buildings, with senior housing accounting for the remaining portion. The majority of the properties, which are spread across 39 states, are triple net-leased.

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Goodwin Procter Lawyer Sees Heavy Cross-Border Investment in U.S. Real Estate

Ettore Santucci, partner and co-chair of the REIT group with Goodwin Procter, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Regarding overseas investment in U.S. real estate, Santucci described the amount of cross-border capital flowing into U.S. real estate as “enormous.” These non-U.S. investors are primarily “big game hunting,” according to Santucci: looking for trophy assets and portfolios.

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BMO’s Decker Sees Room for Growth of U.S. REIT Market

Mark Decker Sr., vice chairman with BMO Capital Markets, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Decker rebuffed the suggestion that the U.S. REIT market is approaching the upper limit of its growth. The universe of REITs in the United States will continue to expand as more sectors are added, according to Decker. He pointed to sectors such as data centers and farmland as examples of how the REIT approach to real estate investment will continue to grow.

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Raymond James Banker Sees Fundamentals in Place for REIT Capital Formation

Vivek Seth, managing director and head of real estate investment banking at Raymond James, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

During REITWorld 2014, Seth moderated a panel focusing on trends in the capital markets. According to Seth, some of the main themes that emerged from the panel included the robustness of the markets and capital flows today, as well as the earnings power that REITs currently enjoy.

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Columbia Property Trust CEO Sees Improvement in National Office Fundamentals

Nelson Mills, president and CEO of Columbia Property Trust (NYSE: CXP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

Columbia Property Trust invests in and manages commercial class-A office properties in primary markets within the United States. Founded in 2003, the company went public in October 2013.

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EdR CEO Sees Student Housing REITs Increasing Market Share

Randy Churchey, president and CEO of EdR (NYSE: EDR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

EdR is one of the largest developers, owners and managers of collegiate housing communities in the United States. Recently, the company completed the purchase of The District on Apache, a collegiate housing community at Arizona State University (ASU), for approximately $ 90 million.

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American Residential Properties Sees Opportunities in Sector Outstripping Available Capital

Stephen Schmitz, chairman and CEO of American Residential Properties (NYSE: ARPI), and Laurie Hawkes, the company’s president and COO, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWorld 2014: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.

American Residential Properties acquires, renovates, leases and manages single-family properties across 13 states. The company is located in Scottsdale, AZ.

Schmitz discussed the current state of the acquisitions market for single-family properties.

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