Industry News Mortgage REIT Annaly to Buy Hatteras Financial for $1.5 Billion Merged company will represent more than 20 percent of Mortgage REIT industry by market cap. 04/11/2016
Industry News Sun Communities Buying Carefree Communities for $1.7 Billion Deal will expand REIT’s portfolio of manufactured home and recreational vehicle communities. 03/23/2016
Industry News Retail REIT Rouse Accepts New Brookfield Takeover Bid Brookfield increases offer to $18.25 per share from $17.00 per share. 02/25/2016
Industry News Retail REIT Rouse Gets Takeover Bid from Brookfield Brookfield already owns about 33 percent stake in Rouse. 01/19/2016
Industry News Retail REIT Inland Real Estate Agrees to $2.3 Billion Buyout Inland will become privately held REIT. 12/15/2015
Industry News REITWorld 2015: Panel Sees Encouraging Real Estate Fundamentals Multifamily, self-storage, data center REITs among sectors offering continued growth opportunities. 11/17/2015
Industry News Timber REITs Weyerhaeuser, Plum Creek Agree to Merge Doyle Simons will serve as president, CEO of new company. 11/09/2015
Industry News Apartment REIT Equity Residential Selling Assets for $5.4 Billion Equity Residential focusing on high-density urban markets. 10/26/2015
Industry News Campus Crest Agrees to Sale to Private Equity Firm Deal for student housing REIT valued at $1.9 billion. 10/19/2015
Industry News Blackstone to Buy BioMed Realty in $8 Billion Transaction BioMed CEO says assets not adequately valued by public markets. 10/08/2015
Industry News Single-Family REIT Starwood Waypoint to Merge with Colony American Homes Combined company expected to be major player in single-family market. 09/21/2015
Industry News Blackstone to Purchase Strategic Hotels for $6 Billion REIT’s sale may point to further transactions in lodging sector. 09/08/2015
