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Marshall Loeb, CEO of EastGroup Properties, Inc. (NYSE: EGP), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWorld 2016: NAREIT’s Annual Convention for All Things REIT at the JW Marriott Phoenix Desert Ridge.
In the latest edition of Fundamentally Speaking, Calvin Schnure, NAREIT’s senior vice president for research and economic analysis, assessed the state of the REIT market at the mid-year point.
Economic news has been mixed so far this year, Schnure said, with overall gross domestic product data “fairly weak.”
Scott Craig, vice president and portfolio manager at Eaton Vance Management, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Craig shared his views on interest rate movements and their likely impact on REIT stocks. He stressed that real estate is a long-duration asset class.
“The forward yield curve today implies that five years from now, the 10-year U.S. Treasury rate will be less than 2.5 percent. That’s a very supportive environment for real estate,” he said.
Sunder Raman, whole time member of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), joined REIT.com for a video interview during visit to NAREIT headquarters in Washington, D.C.
Raman’s position with SEBI is equivalent to a commissioner with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. He was part of a delegation from SEBI that met on June 22 with senior NAREIT executives to discuss the ongoing development of the Indian REIT market.
Michael Landy, president and CEO of Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corp. (NYSE: MNR), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York.
Monmouth specializes in net-leased industrial properties subject to long-term leases. The portfolio consists of 96 properties in 30 states.
John Thomas, CEO of Physicians Realty Trust (NYSE: DOC), joined REIT.com for a CEO Spotlight video interview during REITWeek 2015: NAREIT’s Investor Forum, held in New York.
Physicians Realty Trust is pursuing an investment-grade rating. Thomas said achieving that status fits with the company’s mentality of building for the long term. Since its founding, company executives have met with the ratings agencies to learn more about the path to obtaining an investment-grade rating, according to Thomas.
