REITs
REIT Report
U.S. equity REITs are currently required to pay out 90 percent of taxable income to shareholders in the form of dividends to maintain their REIT status. These steady dividend streams are important to REIT investors, so many analysts will look at AFFO payout ratios to determine whether REITs will be able to maintain their current dividend levels going forward. AFFO (also known as funds or cash available for distribution) adjusts funds from operations for non-cash items such as straightlining of rents and non-revenue-generating capital expenditures to get to an earnings metric that is a good proxy for cash flow per…
Zell, Mack Talk Leverage, Recovery at Schack REIT Conference
In an annual REIT conference sponsored by New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate, Sam Zell and William Mack offered several hundred real estate professionals and NYU students their views on leverage, consolidation and the industry’s uneven recovery.
Quest for Growth Tops Agenda at NYU-Schack REIT Conference
Where is the growth in an age of uncertainty? Some of the industry’s most influential leaders wrestled with that timely question Thursday at the annual REIT conference organized by New York University’s Schack Institute of Real Estate.
Simon, BR Malls JV to Develop Outlet Malls in Brazil
Simon Property Group has teamed up with BR Malls Participacoes, Brazil’s largest retail real estate company, to develop and own outlet centers there. Simon also announced a JV with Calloway REIT to begin construction on Toronto Premium Outlets in Canada.
New Tishman JV Acquires Stakes in Office Portfolio in Deal Estimated at $1.6B
A joint venture between Tishman Speyer and an unidentified large pension fund has acquired the assets of Tishman Speyer Office Fund, an Australian listed property trust/REIT, in a deal worth a reported $1.6 billion.
KBS REIT Picks Up 522 KSF, Three-Building Dallas Office Complex
In yet another example of REITs getting back in the game, KBS Real Estate Investment Trust III has purchased Town Center Office Park, a 522,043-square-foot, three-building office complex in Dallas’ Plano submarket.
ULI: Industry to See Improvements Through 2014, Bolstered by Cap Markets
“Is distress in the real estate markets behind us?” was the main question on the minds of the respondents to the latest survey by the Urban Land Institute — and the consensus seemed to be a cautious “yes.”
Wells Core REIT Purchases 10-Story, 268 KSF Office Building in D.C. Submarket
Wells Core Office Income REIT of Norcross, Ga., has acquired a 10-story Class A office property in Herndon, Va., near Dulles International Airport outside Washington, D.C.
Glimcher Plans to Acquire Blackstone's Interest in 1 MSF Hawaii Retail Center
In a transaction valued at approximately $289.4 million, Glimcher is looking to acquire the 80 percent indirect interest in Pearlridge Center, a 1 million-square-foot shopping mall in the community of Aiea, in metropolitan Honolulu.
American Realty Capital Trust Goes Public, Lists on NASDAQ
Looking to “unlock the value of the company” for shareholders, American Realty Capital Trust Inc., the flagship REIT of a New York investment firm, began trading Thursday on the NASDAQ Global Select Market as a publicly traded, triple-net-lease REIT.
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