The Nareit Developments section on reit.com provides updates of Nareit's activities and key events impacting the REIT and commercial real estate industry. Nareit is the worldwide representative voice for REITs and publicly traded real estate companies with an interest in U.S. real estate and capital markets.
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.
Rep. Andy Barr (R-KY) visited the Jim Beam Suntory facility located in Frankfort, KY which is owned by Monmouth Real Estate Investment Corporation and received an update on the company's recent activities in the area. Barr, a member of the House Financial Services Committee, was briefed on the facilities' latest developments and toured the property with local company representatives, including MREIC CEO Mike Landy.