REIT Trends

Respondents were asked to rank what sectors would be at the top of their “buy” and “sell” list and were able to select up to three property types on each question. The questions generated conflicting responses...

A majority of respondents indicated that they think REITs have been good at managing their balance sheets. Overall, 60 percent said that REIT balance sheets are “balanced” and another 13 percent said they have room to take on more debt...

Those REITs that are more actively pursuing joint venture capital are generally in the mall, office or industrial sectors, which are trading at greater discounts to NAV, notes Kaspar. For them, accessing the public equity markets really isn&rsquo...

Overall, REITs have been net sellers in 2016. In the first quarter, REITs sold more than $15 billion in properties and bought less than $6 billion, according to CoStar. The volume in the quarter was greater than in any of the four quarters in 2015...