Industry News CEM Benchmarking Releases Direct Comparative Study on Defined Benefit Pension Fund Performance and Costs Data from over 300 pension funds found listed equity REITs to be the top-performing asset class overall, with significantly lower fees than other real and alternative assets. 10/14/2014
Industry News REITs Lose Ground in September; Continue to Lead Broader Market Interest rate concerns play major role in shaping market sentiment, analysts say. 10/03/2014
Industry News PwC Survey Shows Consistent Signs of Strength in Office, Health Care Real Estate Investors report widespread optimism about direction of real estate market. 09/19/2014
Industry News Survey Finds Commercial Real Estate Executives Overwhelmingly Optimistic About Next Year DLA Piper survey highlights abundant capital availability, low interest rates. 09/12/2014
Industry News REITs Make Gains in August Year-to-date REIT returns still outpacing broader market. 09/04/2014
Industry News Commercial Real Estate Executives Eyeing Secondary Markets, Mid-Tier Assets, Survey Shows KPMG survey points to increased interest in Southeast, Midwest regions. 09/03/2014
Industry News Commercial Real Estate Price Pressure Beginning to Emerge in Some Sectors, Report Finds RERC quarterly report points to “precarious balance” between price and value. 08/21/2014
Industry News REIT Bondholders Benefitting from Strong Corporate Governance, Fitch Ratings Finds Non-staggered boards a governance plus for REITs, Fitch says. 08/06/2014
Industry News REITs Retreat Modestly in July, But Still Outperform Broader Market Broader macroeconomic concerns set the trend. 08/04/2014
Industry News Brick-and-Mortar Stores to Remain Cornerstone of Retail, Study Shows A.T. Kearney study underscores importance of brick-and-mortar to online sales. 07/24/2014