In the latest episode of The REIT Report: NAREIT’s Weekly Podcast, David Auerbach, an institutional REIT trader with Esposito Securities, talked about the latest developments in single-family REITs, the impact of online retail on industrial REITs and how elevating real estate to a headline sector under the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS) will increase the visibility of REITs.
REIT Trader Says 2015 Could Bring IPO Wave
David Auerbach, institutional trader with Esposito Securities, looked back at the REIT market in 2014 and ahead to 2015 on the latest edition of the NAREIT Podcast.
With the year coming to a close, Auerbach discussed some of the biggest developments in the REIT market in 2014. He described it as an “exciting year for REIT investors.” He said the moves made by The Blackstone Group, including taking multiple real estate portfolios public, took center stage throughout the year.