July/August 2020

When 2020 began, few of us would have imagined the current state of affairs for our world or our industry. We are living through uniquely turbulent and unpredictable times.

Just assuming lessons are being learned is not enough, and the introspection and the hard questions triggered by the murder of George Floyd are just a small part of curing the systemic racial injustice in this country.

Stacey McEvoy, a partner at Hogan Lovells, focuses her practice on mergers and acquisitions (M&A), joint ventures, and private equity. She has advised many leading REITs.

Industrial REITs are an important part of the growing logistics market and have increased their property holdings by 57.7% since 2015, according to the Nareit T-Tracker®.

Jeff Stuek recently spoke with REIT magazine about the firm’s continued focus on accelerating organic growth, investing in product innovation, and pursuing strategic acquisitions.

A decade after its initial public offering (IPO), Piedmont Office Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: PDM) has refined and enhanced its portfolio to become one of the nation’s largest publicly traded owners of class-A office properties, with a $5 billion portfolio that offers continued scope for growth and added value.

REIT magazine spoke with eight member companies that were included in the 2020 Bloomberg Gender-Equality Index.

Nareit Executive Vice President for Research and Investor Outreach John Worth examines the factors behind the downturn and the steps taken to get the sector back on the road to recovery.

REEC Chair Tammy Jones is hopeful the commercial real estate industry can leverage its partnership skills to improve ethnic diversity.

From renovation to spotlighting local heritage, Washington Prime solidifies Pearlridge Center’s place in the community.

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

Three REIT investor relations executives share the most common questions investors are asking in relation to the coronavirus crisis.