Passive Investors are Causing Concern in REIT Markets

Passive Investors are Causing Concern in REIT Markets: Passive equity investment vehicles such as stock market index funds have exploded in popularity over the last decade. In fact, as of this year there are now more index funds than there are actual public equities, a remarkable shift that has shown no sign of losing momentum (Bloomberg… Continue Reading Passive Investors are Causing Concern in REIT Markets

New York REIT and JBG Cos. – A Case Study of REIT Misalignment

One of the most followed real estate sagas of 2016 was the case of New York REIT (NYRT), in which shareholders actively and publicly faced off against NYRT management in their opposition to an agreed-upon merger with Washington, D.C.-based JBG Companies (JBG). The NYRT-JBG story highlights several modern day issues for REITs. First, it illustrates… Continue Reading New York REIT and JBG Cos. – A Case Study of REIT Misalignment

The GICS Reclassification and its Implications For REITs

August 31, 2016.  This day has been highly anticipated by REIT professionals and investors alike since last year’s announcement that exchange-listed Equity REITs will be elevated into a separate headline sector in the Global Industry Classification Standard (GICS).  In the future, the REIT Industry may look back on 2016 in the same way that it… Continue Reading The GICS Reclassification and its Implications For REITs