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Nov/Dec 2004
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The Business of REITs REITs have ripened with age, thanks in no small part to the industry's management teams, and investors share in the fruits of their labor. |
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The 8 Governance Issues That Matter Most For REIT investors, these 8 corporate governance factors carry the most weight in their investment decisions. |
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Pillars of Good Governance REIT corporate governance is among the best in the United States and boards across the industry remain highly focused on corporate performance and strategy. |
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Corporate Governance Roundtable At this year's NAREIT Law and Accounting Conference, one of the most talked about panel discussions was on the topic of corporate governance... |
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Real Estate Portfolio
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REITs Get the Bronze for Governance The group of REIT companies studied in this analysis exhibits superior governance practices relative to the entire universe of companies ranked by Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS.) |
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Study: Compensation for REIT Board Members Up 25% It pays to be a real estate investment trust (REIT) board member these days. REIT board member compensation has increased 25% over the last decade, according to a study by New Jersey-based real estate consultant Schonbraun Safris McCann Bekritsky & Co. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2005 |
Forty-Five @ 45 To commemorate the way REITs have changed the face of real estate investment, here are highlights of the milestones, key events and accomplishments that shaped the past 45 years and will help chart the course for the next 45. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
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Value of Good Governance Every public REIT should have a strong board that is independent and has some skin in the game that ensures the board members' interests are well aligned with those of shareholders. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2004
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A Corporate Governance Report Card We often heard that REITs had worse corporate governance relative to other public companies. Despite all of the numerous shortcomings we found in the publicly traded REIT sector, we found no evidence that REITs were any worse than other sectors. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2006
M. Jason Mattox |
Know Your REITs In today's market not all real estate investment trusts are the same. When working with publicly traded or private REITs, real estate professionals must keep the public or private nature of the entity in mind. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2002
Martin Sinderman |
Changes at the Top As real estate continues to evolve in the public sector, how have the skills and responsibilities of the industry's new wave of chief executives changed? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2005
Matthew Bechard |
Earning Praise Publicly traded real estate companies have become the pillars of good governance. However, while total returns and dividend yields are easily quantifiable numbers with direct bearings on shareholder interest, corporate governance is not so easily measured. |
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May/Jun 2008
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Jul/Aug 2004
Steve Bergsman |
A New Generation More M.B.A. than mogul, a new group of REIT leaders will write the next chapter in the REIT story. |
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Changing With the Times REITs have evolved successfully while staying true to their charter, and yet still are primed to grow in the future. |
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Mar/Apr 2008
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Choices, Choices, Choices Investors have more ways to buy and sell real estate than ever before. Read on about some of these new choices. |
HBS Working Knowledge
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How to Build a Better Board Boards need to work smarter and with a design in mind, says Harvard Business School professor Jay Lorsch. Lorsch discusses his new book Back to the Drawing Board, co-written with Colin B. Carter. |
IndustryWeek
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Jill Jusko |
Beefed Up Boards More diligent and accountable, today's directors are scrutinizing executive compensation like never before -- and changing the dynamic of the board-management relationship. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2004
Matthew Bechard |
Second Leg of the Race The publicly traded real estate industry is in its own form of relay race: competing amid a crowded investment field to attract institutional and individual investors. |
HBS Working Knowledge
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Lucian A. Bebchuk |
Bring Shareholders into the Board Room How can we improve board performance? One way is by reducing the extent to which boards are insulated from, and unaccountable to, shareholders. |
CFO
November 1, 2002
Andrew Osterland |
Board Games Boards are supposed to monitor top executives, but too often give them carte blanche. That's why regulators are writing stricter rules for the corporate-governance game. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
James B. Wright |
Governing REIT Compensation As recent well-publicized REIT proxy/management battles have demonstrated, REIT governance issues are no longer under the radar. In time, shareholder concerns (and any REIT vulnerabilities) relative to independent compensation decisions will also receive scrutiny. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2004
Michele Lerner |
Playing By The Rules REIT experts agree that while all publicly traded companies, including REITs, have been somewhat impacted by the changes on Wall Street, REITs are not expected to suffer in particular. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2003
Matthew Bechard |
Straight From Sam Inside the mind of one of real estate's leading visionaries, Sam Zell. |
Real Estate Portfolio
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Martin E. Stein |
Old Faithful The quality of REITs' overall governance has been proven time and again, and even in these challenging times that has shown no true signs of abating. |
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Corporate Boards Don't Focus on IT As Much As They Should Despite all the talk about IT/business alignment, a study finds that only 14% of corporate boards in all industries are actively involved in information technology even though board members say they believe IT plays a vital role. |
The Motley Fool
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Alyce Lomax |
Corporate Boards Need to Wake Up One of investors' biggest problems -- whether they know it or not -- has been a tendency toward ineffective, entrenched boards of directors that don't do their primary job, which is to look out for shareholder interests. |
On Wall Street
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The Rich Rush to REITS One thing you can say about the 1%: They know a bargain when they see one. |
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Danielle Andrus |
POINT: Non-Traded REITs -- A Stability Play Non-traded REITs may have limited liquidity, but they provide more stability than their publicly traded counterparts |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2006
Michael Fickes |
$1 Trillion Milestone Commercial real estate debt and equity securities now exceed $1 trillion. What does that mean? How did securitized commercial real estate grow so large? |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2008
Ryan Chittum |
Building Potential Non-traded REITs, cousins of publicly traded REITs, are a growing trend in the real estate investment industry. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2003
Phillip Britt |
Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Phillip Britt |
Another Avenue Unlisted REITs offer satisfaction for some investors. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jan/Feb 2007
Art Coppola |
Taking Stock - Seeking Value in 2007 As long as investors continue to find value in REITs, they will continue to invest. |
Knowledge@Wharton
May 7, 2003 |
Those Who Sit on Company Boards Face a New, Tougher Job Description Two longtime executives and board members talk about the changing role of boards of directors in what they say is becoming an increasingly volatile, litigious and risky environment. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2007
Art Coppola |
REITs' Investment Proposition The REIT story is singular in the investment marketplace. |
Real Estate Portfolio
May/Jun 2007
Christopher M. Wright |
View from the Corner Office Leading REIT CEOs discuss the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead for the industry. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2005
David E. Simon |
Raising Standards The modern REITs of today provide investors the opportunity to invest in liquid, dividend-paying, quality real estate firms actively managed for the benefit of all stockholders with the highest level of corporate governance. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2005
David E. Simon |
We've Come a Long Way During the past 45 years the REIT industry has experienced tremendous growth, generated exceptional long-term performance, gained acceptance by the investment community and financial press, and demonstrated that it belongs in every investor's diversified portfolio. |
Registered Rep.
August 29, 2012
Jennifer Popovec |
End Game Non-traded REITs face difficult decisions for liquidity events. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Christopher M. Wright |
A Defined Benefit Pension Plans Reap the Benefits of REITs... REITs Shine in Research Studies... Benefits of REIT Investing... True Diversification... etc. |
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May/Jun 2002
Darlene Bremer |
Small Wonders Can investing in small and micro-cap REITs still bring big rewards? |
U.S. Banker
October 2010
Rob Garver |
Board Diversity Remains a Work in Progress In the financial services industry, there are more women than ever on boards of directors, but there's still a long way to go. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2004
Sam Zell |
Brave New World Once a misunderstood alternative investment that many investors couldn't even pronounce, REITs have moved into the mainstream both domestically and internationally. |
The Motley Fool
October 20, 2010
Alyce Lomax |
This Secret Weapon Could Save Your Stocks The presence of women in the boardroom could be a little-known advantage for shareholders. |
HBS Working Knowledge
July 11, 2012
Jay Lorsch |
Book Excerpt: 'The Future of Boards' In an excerpt from "The Future of Boards," the author discusses why directors are newly questioning their roles. |
