| NAREIT's Brad Case looks at how REITs perform in inflationary times |
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| NAREIT's Michael Grupe on REITs' role in a global investment portfolio |
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| NAREIT's Brad Case on why REITs are a core component of any well-diversified portfolio |
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| NAREIT's Brad Case on how a decline in commercial property values could signal a bull market for REITs |
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| NAREIT's Ron Kuykendall Comparing Recent REIT Market Downturns |
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| Complete REITWeek 2008 coverage, including panel discussions and individual company presentations. |
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| NAREIT's Brad Case on REITs as an Inflation Hedge |
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Interview with Kevin Christenson and Jeremy Banoff
Aug. 21, 2007 interview with Kevin Christenson, senior managing director and CEO of FPL Associates, and Jeremy Banoff, senior director of FPL Associates. With the decline in REIT share prices this year, executive compensation will no doubt be a hot topic as we approach the end of 2007. Fresh on the heels of releasing the 2007 NAREIT Compensation Survey, Kevin and Jeremy join us to discuss the compensation issues that are topping investor agendas today. |
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Interview with Thomas Idzorek
May 21, 2007 interview with Thomas Idzorek, Vice President of Research & Product Development with Ibbotson Associates. The REIT format has expanded globally, offering investors a multitude of investment choices and alternatives. Tom joins The REIT Report to discuss the findings of Ibbotson's new global real estate investment allocation study. Topics discussed include: the scope and methodology of Ibbotson's asset allocation study; how do global real estate equities fit into a diversified portfolio; how should investors approach their global allocation strategies; what is the effect of a global REIT allocation on a diversified portfolio; what are the hurdles to executing a global strategy; how does currency risk impact a global portfolio strategy; and, how does an optimized allocation compare with a naive allocation strategy?
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Interview with Kevin Christenson and Jeremy Banoff
March 23, 2007 interview with Kevin Christenson, senior managing director and CEO of FPL Associates, and Jeremy Banoff, senior director of FPL Associates. Executive compensation continues to grab the media spotlight, as well as congressional attention. As NAREIT and FPL prepare to launch the latest REIT industry compensation survey, Kevin and Jeremy join us to discuss the compensation issues that are topping investor agendas today.
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Interview with Lisa Sarajian
Jan. 17 interview with Lisa Sarajian, whose group at Standard & Poor's focuses on REIT debt instruments. Lisa joins us to discuss the state of the REIT markets. Lisa also shares her thoughts on how REITs have evolved and the implications this has on their ability to support debt.
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Interview with Hans Nordby
Oct. 23 interview with Hans Nordby, Real Estate Economist with Property & Portfolio Research. As we approach the end of 2006, Hans joins us for a discussion of the trends that are currently impacting real estate and REITs and how the real estate markets are shaping up for 2007.
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Interview with Terry Fleming
Sept. 22 interview with Terry Fleming, Director of Risk Management for Montgomery County Maryland as well as a member of the Board of Directors of the Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS). Terry discusses the current state of terrorism risk insurance in the United States. This issue continues to remain important to both the public and private sectors with present legislation set to expire at the end of 2007.
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Interview with John Richards
Sept. 15 interview with John Richards, CEO of Hammerson plc, the first U.K. property company to announce its intention to convert to a REIT. The UK has a long and successful history of publicly traded real estate companies and the introduction of the REIT structure is expected to attract significant investor interest from around the globe. John brings us up to speed on what we may expect from the U.K. REITs as well as some of the differences and similarities between U.K. REITs and U.S. REITs.
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Interview with Michael Friedman
Aug. 25 interview with Michael Friedman, partner with Pepper Hamilton, LLP. M&A has been the hot topic of 2006. Michael discusses the trends, incentives, and structures that have defined the wave of activity we have seen this year. Michael also shares his thoughts on disclosure requirements and evolving M&A trends in the REIT industry.
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Interview with RealFoundations
Aug. 23 interview with Chris Shaida (CEO), David W. Stanford (Executive Director) and Jim Vincent (Managing Director) with RealFoundations Inc. Chris, David and Jim discuss the history and future of business process outsourcing and offshoring in the real estate industry. Commonplace in the technology and information sectors, outsourcing is beginning to make inroads in the real estate industry.
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