Forward AFFO Payout Ratios

Airbnb—If You Can’t Beat ‘Em, Join ‘Em?

By Stuart Eisenberg, Partner, BDO USA: With Airbnb’s success showing no signs of slowing down, should REITs and other landlords embrace the house-sharing model?

Special Sectors

Average REIT dividend yields by % and sector

DRA to Take Inland Private After $2.3B Deal

Inland Real Estate, a publicly traded shopping center REIT, has agreed to be acquired by funds managed by DRA Advisors.

CBRE Recognized for Transparency about Carbon, Energy

CDP has recognized CBRE Group for its perfect score in climate change transparency, marking the group’s highest score to date.

Rouse’s California Cravings Grow with $170M Asset

Rouse Properties has added the 1.1 million-square-foot Westfield Carlsbad to its portfolio and renamed it The Shoppes at Carlsbad.

LaSalle Hotel Properties Closes Sizeable Unsecured Term Loan

LaSalle Hotel Properties has closed on a senior unsecured term loan in the amount of $555 million.

Storing Up Value

REIT industry earnings multiple (SNL U.S. REIT Index Price/LTM FFO [x])

KBS REIT III Adds Some Glam to San Francisco Building

KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has given its waterfront San Francisco office building a makeover.

MGM Resorts Forms New REIT With 10 Properties

MGM Resorts International announced that it will create a controlled REIT, to be named MGM Growth Properties LLC, or MGP, with ten of its well-known properties.