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When it comes to keeping tabs on the lodging industry, it’s hard to match the energy of Monty Bennett, chairman and CEO of Ashford Hospitality Trust (NYSE: AHT) and Ashford Hospitality Prime (NYSE: AHP).
In addition to overseeing more than $ 6 billion in hotel assets across all segments of the industry, Bennett is a prodigious tweeter on all issues pertaining to the companies and the hospitality sector. (You can follow Bennett on Twitter at @MBennettAshford.)
Jim Hanks, a partner at Venable LLP who specializes in corporate governance, 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.
One of the most prominent corporate governance issues pertaining to REITs today is the increased influence of major institutional shareholders, according to Hanks.
Chris Brown, sustainability manager at Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at NAREIT’s 2015 Leader in the Light Working Forum in Reston, Va.
Federal Realty owns, operates and redevelops retail real estate around the country. Brown discussed some of the particular challenges faced by a shopping center REIT in the area of sustainability.
Michael Glimcher, chairman and CEO of Glimcher Realty Trust (NYSE: GRT), 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.
Marty Cicco, senior managing director with Evercore Partners, joined REIT.com for a video interview during REITWeek 2014: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Cicco discussed the future of the single-family housing sector and the possibilities for more initial public offerings (IPOs) in the group down the road. Cicco said he believes the proliferation of single-family REITs is likely to be a “short-term phenomenon.” He indicated that the challenges of operating a single-family residential portfolio could deter new entrants from coming into the marketplace.
