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REITs

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Property Metrics

Fitch Sees Room for Improvement in U.S. CMBS Market

By Keith Loria, Contributing Editor: While there are many favorable aspects to the general health of the U.S. CMBS sector, some areas could bear improvement, according to Fitch Ratings.

What Pays

(U.S. equity REIT average 2014 AFFO payout ratio)

Relative Improvement

(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)

Taking Orders

Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions

New York Spotlight: Who’s on First

(top commercial sales in June 2014)

Paying Off

(CMBS delinquencies by property type; $ in billions)

Improving Fundamentals Support Stable Outlook for Lodging REITs

By Griselda Bisono, Assistant Vice President & Analyst, Commercial Real Estate Finance, Moody’s Investors Service: The U.S. lodging industry remains healthy, as its fundamentals continue on a positive trajectory.

2014 Top Commercial Owners

With nearly 2 billion square feet of real estate between them, the firms on 2014’s list of the Top Commercial Owners are some of the most successful real estate companies in the nation.

First Potomac Buys 11 Dupont Circle

First Potomac Realty Trust is adding to its Washington, D.C., office holdings with the purchase of 11 Dupont Circle, a nine-story, 155,713-square-foot mixed-use building.

Green May be Gold for U.S. Equity REITs

By Britton Costa, Director, U.S. REITs, Fitch Ratings: The U.S. REIT sector’s inaugural “green bond” offerings suggest being environmentally friendly is also credit-friendly.