Blog IRS, Treasury Issue Package of Debt Equity Regulations Regulations appear to not apply to REITs. 10/19/2016
Blog REITs in the Community: Richmond visits Lamar Advertising Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) visited the corporate headquarters of Lamar Advertising in Baton Rouge, LA where he met with CEO Sean Reilly. Mr. Reilly gave the Congressman a tour of Lamar's headquarters and described for him the economic impact the company provides to Baton Rouge and the state of Louisiana. 10/19/2016
Blog Real Estate Organizations Submit Comments to FHFA on Credit Risk Transfers Organizations encourage FHFA to avoid “picking winners and losers” with regulatory framework. 10/19/2016
Blog Leaders of Tax-Writing Committees Object to Proposed Built-In Gain Regulations for REITs Brady, Hatch, Levin and Wyden send letter to Treasury calling for changes to holding period. 10/18/2016
Blog NAREIT’s New Sustainability Council Holds First Meeting NAREIT’s newly formed Real Estate Sustainability Council (RESC) held a kick-off meeting in Los Angeles Oct. 4. 10/14/2016
Blog REITs in the Community: Westerman visits CNL Lifestyle Properties Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), a member of the House Budget Committee, visited CNL Lifestyle Properties' Magic Springs amusement park in Hot Springs, AR. During the visit, the Congressman was briefed on the park's contribution to the local economy. 10/12/2016
Blog 5 REIT Executives Make Harvard List of Top-Performing CEOs Cafaro, Havner, Moghadam, Simon, Taiclet included in Harvard Business Review’s top 100 CEOs. 10/11/2016
Blog REITs in the Community: Schweikert visits American Campus Communities Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) visited the Vista De Sol dormitory facility located at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ which is owned and managed by American Campus Communities (ACC). Schweikert, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, was briefed on ACC's properties at ASU and other Arizona universities. 10/11/2016
Blog REITs in the Community: Murphy visits Iron Mountain Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) visited the corporate headquarters of Iron Mountain in Boston. The Senator was briefed on Iron Mountain's operations in Connecticut, its global real estate portfolio, and its status as a REIT. 10/03/2016
Blog Ohio-Based REITs Say Proposed Debt Equity Regulations Hurting Business in State DDR, Forest City, Phillips Edison join Ohio-based businesses in writing to Treasury Secretary Jack Lew to denounce proposed regulations under section 385. 09/27/2016
Blog Coalition Calls on Trump to Maintain Treatment of Like-Kind Exchanges NAREIT among organizations that wrote to Republican nominee to outline benefits of like-kind exchanges. 09/19/2016
Blog REITs at the NYSE REIT executives were on hand at the NYSE on Sept. 14 to ring the closing bell. NAREIT helped organize the event to commemorate the elevation of real estate to a new GICS headline sector. 09/19/2016
Rep. Bruce Westerman (R-AR), a member of the House Budget Committee, visited CNL Lifestyle Properties' Magic Springs amusement park in Hot Springs, AR. During the visit, the Congressman was briefed on the park's contribution to the local economy.
Rep. Cedric Richmond (D-LA) visited the corporate headquarters of Lamar Advertising in Baton Rouge, LA where he met with CEO Sean Reilly. Mr. Reilly gave the Congressman a tour of Lamar's headquarters and described for him the economic impact the company provides to Baton Rouge and the state of Louisiana.
NAREIT’s newly formed Real Estate Sustainability Council (RESC) held a kick-off meeting in Los Angeles Oct. 4. 
Rep. David Schweikert (R-AZ) visited the Vista De Sol dormitory facility located at Arizona State University (ASU) in Tempe, AZ which is owned and managed by American Campus Communities (ACC). Schweikert, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, was briefed on ACC's properties at ASU and other Arizona universities.
Sen. Chris Murphy (D-CT) visited the corporate headquarters of Iron Mountain in Boston. The Senator was briefed on Iron Mountain's operations in Connecticut, its global real estate portfolio, and its status as a REIT.
REIT executives were on hand at the NYSE on Sept. 14 to ring the closing bell. NAREIT helped organize the event to commemorate the elevation of real estate to a new GICS headline sector.