July/August 2018

In the Driver’s Seat

Leslie Hale takes over as CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust, becoming the first African-American woman to lead a REIT.

Features

  • Farmland Partners Helps Stabilize Agriculture for Farmers, Investors

    Farmland Partners and its growing farm partners suggest that the REIT structure offers unique benefits to both the farmer and the investor alike by stabilizing the process. 

  • A Duke Realty facility in the Dallas market.

    Staying Ahead of the Wave

    A look into how industrial REITs are adapting to a future heavily shaped by e-commerce.

  • A Half Century

    Commercial real estate giant Inland celebrates a half century.

  • Pointing North

    Canada’s REIT industry celebrates a quarter century.

  • Greening the Grid

    REITs look for creative, cost-effective solutions to expand renewable energy.

Columns & Departments

  • From the Chair

    Spanning the Globe

    In today’s investment marketplace, competition for capital is global in scope.

  • Editor's Desk

    Out of This World

    How are REITs in different sectors adapting to the fundamental changes in the way we utilize real estate now and into the future?

  • Get To Know

    Hawaii’s Alexander & Baldwin Returns Home

    Alexander & Baldwin’s portfolio consists of 3.4 million square feet of primarily retail and industrial space in Hawaii.

  • 1-on-1

    In the Driver’s Seat

    Leslie Hale takes over as CEO of RLJ Lodging Trust, becoming the first African-American woman to lead a REIT.

  • Capital Markets

    Blackstone’s Powers of Conviction

    Earlier this year, two long-time leaders in Blackstone’s Real Estate group, Kathleen McCarthy and Ken Caplan, succeeded Jon Gray as global co-heads of real estate.

  • Sector Spotlight

    Checking In on Lodging REITs

    Current conditions bode well for the outlook for lodging and resorts.

  • 4 Quick Questions

    Dr. James Canton

    Dr. James Canton is CEO and chairman of the Institute for Global Futures, a think tank he founded in 1990 that advises businesses and governments about future trends.

  • mREIT Snapshot

    Hannon Armstrong Helps the World Go Green

    Hannon Armstrong provides financing to the sustainable infrastructure markets.

  • Final Word

    What is Your Company's Biggest ESG-Related Accomplishment to Date?

    Three CEOs highlight their company's latest ESG-related accomplishments.

  • Names to Note

    Names to Note: July/August 2018

    People making news in the REIT and publicly traded real estate industry.