REITs

GSE Tug-Of-War Stalls Reform

By Britton Costa, Associate Director – REITs, Fitch Ratings: As Fitch approaches the end of 2014, the landscape reminds us of a four-way tug-of-war, with the GSEs as the flag at the center.

Select Income, Cole Corporate Income Trust to Merge in $3.1B Deal

The list of 2014’s REIT M&As continues to grow with Select Income REIT’s acquisition of Cole Corporate Income Trust.

SEPTEMBER ISSUE: Non-Listed REITs

A number of epic deals signal the growing maturity of non-listed REITs.

The September digital issue of CPE is now available!

Special Focus: Investment and the Capital Markets

Duke Fills Metro Nashville Distribution Center with Big Lease

Duke Realty Corp. has signed B&G Foods to a new lease for 445,942 square feet in its Park 840 Logistics Center in Lebanon, Tenn.

Paying Dividends

(REIT dividend yield by sector)

Camden Redevelops Prime Atlanta Property

Camden Property Trust has transformed a 1970s apartment complex it bought three years ago in the highly sought-after Buckhead neighborhood of Atlanta into a luxury community called Camden Paces.

Investing in Commercial Real Estate: Truth or Trend

Is investing in commercial real estate a smart, long-term decision or a passing fad?

In REIT-Eat-REIT Deal, NorthStar to Acquire Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II

NorthStar Realty Finance Corp. will acquire all of the outstanding shares of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT II Inc. in a stock-and-cash transaction.

Many Happy Returns

(U.S. equity REIT one-year total return by sector)