Health in Healthcare
(U.S. REIT dividend yield by sector) By Jason Lail REITs are required to pay out 90 percent of their taxable income in dividends; hence, dividend yield is an important metric to look at when evaluating REIT stocks. As of Nov. 1, healthcare REITs provided the highest dividend yield among all sectors at 4.87 percent. Three healthcare REITs—Omega Healthcare Investors, Care Investment Trust and Senior Housing Properties Trust—provided dividend yields greater than 7 percent, with Omega Healthcare Investors leading the way at 7.59 percent. Omega Health Investors has steadily increased its dividends during 2012, moving from a 41 cents payout…
The Right Direction
(employed and unemployed persons by occupation; not seasonally adjusted; numbers in thousands)
Low Gear
Value of manufacturers’ new orders; not seasonally adjusted; $ in millions
Kilroy to Develop 587 KSF Silicon Valley Office Project for LinkedIn
Kilroy Realty has acquired a 12-acre parcel in Sunnyvale, Calif., where it will build a 587,000-square-foot office complex for popular professional network LinkedIn, under a 12-year leasing agreement and development deal worth $315 million.
Special Report: Off-Campus Housing to Remain Supply Constrained for Foreseeable Future
Campus Crest Communities provided valuable insight on trends impacting the student housing industry earlier this week at its 2012 Investor Day, held in the NYSE boardroom.
2013 Top Development Firms
New construction made a strong statement throughout 2012, with a new confidence manifesting in what have traditionally been viewed as secondary markets. Almost half of the responding firms predict an even stronger display of construction over the next 18 months compared to the last 18, meaning that 2013 should see a lot shovels hitting dirt.
American Realty Capital Properties to Acquire ARCT III for $2B
American Realty Capital Properties Inc. and American Realty Capital Trust III Inc., two separate net-lease REITs that count investment advisory firm American Realty Capital as their original sponsor, will soon become one.
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