Industry News Regency Centers Sells $250 Million of 10-Year ‘Green Bonds’ First U.S. REIT to issue bonds that exclusively target investment in sustainability. 05/16/2014
Industry News Practitioners See Long-Term Benefits from FINRA Proposals for PNLRs Large amount of untapped investor demand expected to fuel growth. 05/01/2014
Industry News Fitch: REIT Share Buybacks Could Impair Credit Quality REIT shares trading below NAV, and improved balance sheets have increased appeal of buybacks. 04/29/2014
Industry News Commercial Property Transaction Volume Expected to Rise 21 Percent by 2016 ULI/EY survey finds economists forecasting continued improvement in commercial real estate fundamentals. 04/10/2014
Industry News Real Estate Sector Roughly at Mid-Cycle, REIT Executives and Analysts Estimate Growth in REIT sector supported by low supply, improving demand, ample capital. 04/09/2014
Industry News REIT Innovator Bernard Winograd Dies at 63 Winograd played instrumental role in creation of UPREIT in 1992 Taubman Centers IPO, which launched the modern REIT era. 03/07/2014
Industry News Influx of Commercial Real Estate Lending Expected in 2014 Analysts are projecting institutional lenders could place record amounts of capital into commercial real estate in 2014. 02/04/2014
Industry News Analysis: 2014 Looking Up for REITs Matt Slepin of Terra Search Partners on the outlook for REITs and commercial real estate in 2014. 01/09/2014
Industry News 2014 Preview: Analysts Say REITs to Gain from Stronger Economy Apartment, retail sectors said to be poised for growth. 01/08/2014
Industry News Fitch Ratings Maintains Stable Outlook for REITs in 2014 Positive factors offset by continued high leverage, slow economy. 12/11/2013
Industry News Community Development Trust Hopes to Boost Affordable Housing Received $125 million from inaugural federal bond guarantee program. 11/25/2013