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Phil Hawkins, president and CEO of DCT Industrial Trust (NYSE: DCT), joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
DCT acquires, develops, leases and manages bulk distribution and light industrial properties located in high-volume markets in the United States.
While e-commerce is a major driver of the company’s fundamentals, Hawkins said demand “across all industry verticals is good…frankly, it’s never been better in my career.”
Stuart Tanz, CEO of Retail Opportunity Investments Corp. (NASDAQ: ROIC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Tanz said the fundamentals in Western markets have helped drive the firm’s strong operating results. Additionally, the company is benefiting from its focus on necessity-based retail assets, such as grocery stores and drugstores, according to Tanz.
In the latest edition of Fundamentally Speaking, Calvin Schnure, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and economic analysis, concludes that the United States economy continues to recover despite a mixed bag of recent data.
Schnure pointed out that the big slowdown in fourth quarter gross domestic product (GDP) after six months of increased momentum “is like the recovery we’ve had all along. It’s uneven, but it’s gathering strength.”
Steven Grimes, president and CEO of Retail Properties of America, Inc. (NYSE: RPAI), 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.
Retail Properties of America is one of the largest owners and operators of shopping centers in the country. The firm owns a diversified mix of assets that includes power centers, community centers and lifestyle centers.
Real estate investors remain bullish, especially regarding the office and health care sectors, according to a survey conducted by consulting firm PwC.
PwC’s survey of real estate investors in the third quarter of 2014, released Sept. 15, indicated that the office sector is showing consistent signs of strengthening. Most geographic markets are expected to be in either the recovery or expansion phase of the real estate cycle during the next four years.