Nareit Developments University of California to Invest $4 Billion in BREIT Through Strategic Partnership The University of California and Blackstone agreed to form a $4 billion strategic partnership, a move that is expected to provide Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust with increased balance sheet flexibility and capital. 01/10/2023 Image
Nareit Developments TD Securities Joins Nareit Board Associate Program The industry service partner program will offer the bank the opportunity to interact with REIT management teams and Nareit leadership throughout the year. 11/07/2022 Image
Nareit Developments Nareit Foundation Supports Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute Efforts to Boost Access to Capital & Home Ownership Opportunities in Minority Communities On Sept. 14, John Jones of Nareit was the guest panelist on the “Fintech and the Future of Financial Inclusion Panel” as part of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI)’s Leadership Conference. 09/26/2022 Image
Video Portfolio Manager Sees REIT Industry Fundamentals as Strong Terra Firma’s Jay Leupp says uncertainty over rate hikes caused pullback in share prices. 06/29/2022 Image
Video REIT M&A Likely to Continue Through 2022 Capital One Securities’ Chris Lucas says transactions should be more focused on public to private, with more cash buyouts this year. 04/19/2022 Image
Video Preferred Apartment Communities’ First Sustainability Report Highlights Company-Wide ESG Strategy CFO John Isakson said working on the report helped the REIT coalesce efforts across departments that were already in place. 04/18/2022 Image
Video 2021 Was a ‘Blockbuster Year’ for REIT Capital EY’s Chris Johnston says despite the COVID environment, more than $125 billion of new debt and equity was raised. 04/15/2022 Image
Video The RMR Group’s Assets Under Management Top $37 Billion EVP Matt Jordan says the REIT has tripled its assets over the past 10 years. 04/14/2022 Image
Video Preparation Key to Potential Shareholder Activism Venable’s Jim Hanks said boards should have a rights plan to prepare for hostile tender offers; and a classified board to prepare for a hostile proxy contest. 04/14/2022 Image
Video Investor Interest in ESG Issues Will Evolve and Expand Khalid Husain of Cohen & Steers says investors want to understand how companies are using scenario analysis and decarbonization pathways as part of their overall ESG strategy. 04/14/2022 Image
Video Investors Attracted to REIT ATM Offerings American Campus Communities’ Ryan Dennison said lower fees make the all-in costs to raise capital lower for at-the-market offerings. 04/13/2022 Image
Video REIT M&A Fueled by ‘Significant Capital’ Raised in 2021 Morgan Stanley’s Laurel Durkay said that significant dry powder and the value discrepancy between the public and private markets were major factors spurring transactions in 2021. 04/13/2022 Image
