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Registered Rep.
June 1, 2012
Jennifer Popovec |
Protect the Environment: Invest in REITs Even REITs have gone green. As more investors focus on socially responsible investing, widely known as SRI, they've begun to question whether real estate investment trusts deserve a place in their portfolio.   |
IndustryWeek
March 1, 2008
David Blanchard |
ProLogis Launches Sustainable Warehouse Initiative Firm to require all new warehouses to comply with U.S. green-building standards. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
Toccoa Switzer |
Altruistic or Opportunistic? Commercial real estate professionals used to perceive "green" buildings as high-cost projects reserved only for altruistic tree huggers. Today, green buildings are sprouting up across the country, leaving hard-core investors asking, "How do green buildings really pencil out?" |
National Real Estate Investor
March 1, 2006
Joe Gose |
Dispositions Dwindle REITs are less likely to be the net sellers they've been during the last few years when high demand for commercial real estate allowed office landlords to dump non-core assets or buildings in unfavorable markets. |
Financial Advisor
December 2009
Raymond Fazzi |
A Sleeping Giant Green buildings save money on energy and other operating costs. Observers believe more such projects -- and possibly even green REITs -- will begin popping up once real estate recovers. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2006
Jennifer Norbut |
Energy Wise Commercial real estate pros expand their knowledge of green building practices. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
Major Dilemma for Office REITs: Buy or Build Public REITs are relying increasingly on development to build their portfolios. That approach is not without risk, as soaring construction and land costs have made it painfully expensive to assemble sites and build on them. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006
Danyale Phillips |
Q & A An interview with sustainable design consultant Holley Henderson about why more developers are going green and whether these buildings can meet inflated expectations. |
National Real Estate Investor
January 1, 2005
Patricia Kirk |
Finding the Greenbacks in Green Office Space The green building movement is gaining momentum in the office development sector as more users realize that high-performance buildings make economic sense. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2007
Michael Fickes |
Growing Green Many of the most common challenges faced by REIT executives can be advanced using sustainable solutions. Environmentally friendly building practices slash operating costs, increase ROI and boost asset values. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2005
Stan Luxenburg |
Why Office REITs Are Building Again After several years of hard economic times, some REITs are accelerating development activities in strong markets. Increased hiring by corporate tenants is encouraging new building. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2008
Lance Ryan |
Industrial Goes Green The industrial construction sector begins to reap the benefits of sustainable design. |
The Motley Fool
January 20, 2009
Rich Duprey |
Johnson Controls Is Outta Control But it's not its fault that the auto sector crashed and construction demand crumpled. |
BusinessWeek
December 29, 2003
Robert Barker |
Hungry For Income? Try These REITs One day, interest rates on bonds and money-market funds will climb out of the basement. Until then, investors looking for dependable income sources have little choice but to sift through the long list of real estate investment trusts, which pay an average dividend yield of 5.8%. |
National Real Estate Investor
October 1, 2006
Parke M. Chapman |
The New Power Players in Office Investing Undeterred by dizzying prices and unfettered by the demands of public shareholders obsessing over quarterly growth, partnerships like Blackstone Group and other private firms are outbidding REITs on marquee properties. |
HBS Working Knowledge
November 19, 2012
Carmen Nobel |
LEED-ing by Example When a local government decides to pursue environmentally aware construction policies for its own buildings, the private sector follows suit, according to new research by Timothy Simcoe and Michael W. Toffel. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2006 |
In Progress: 240-248 N. Highland Avenue, Mixed-Use Project The Perennial Properties development includes five adjoining industrial-style buildings. All are new construction, with the exception of a 5,000 sq. ft. historic property. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Jul/Aug 2001
Deidra Darsa |
It's Easy Being Green Kermit the Frog may not have thought so, but real estate developers are finding that... |
Real Estate Portfolio
Sep/Oct 2007
Lynn Novelli |
Green Investing Sustainable development is luring investors across the globe. "Going green" is becoming a business requirement as investors and customers look beyond profitability and demand greater corporate environmental and social accountability. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Jul/Aug 2011
Richard C. Mallory |
Greening Up Economic forces are moving buildings toward sustainable leases. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Nov/Dec 2007
Charles Keenan |
The Boston Props Ed Linde and Mortimer Zuckerman of Boston Properties have steadily built the company into one of the most respected real estate companies in the world. |
Fast Company
October 1, 2007
Anya Kamenetz |
The Green Standard? Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design -- LEED -- buildings get lots of buzz, but the point is getting lost. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2008
Jennifer Norbut |
LEEDing the Way Certified Commercial Investment Members discuss the value of green building experience. |
The Motley Fool
March 29, 2006
Nathan Parmelee |
REITs Gaining Ground in S&P 500 Boston Properties and Kimco will be added to the S&P 500 over the next few days. |
U.S. Banker
October 2006
Karen Krebsbach |
Building 'Green' Saves Banks Even More Green Banks are at the forefront of the green-building construction craze, which proponents claim can cut building operating costs, increase building values, boost occupancy ratios and improve return on investment. |
Real Estate Portfolio
Mar/Apr 2004
Phillip Britt |
Trusting Liberty Proactive stance, guaranteed occupancy and local management keys for Liberty Property Trust's success in soft market |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2011
Rich Rosfelder |
Sustainable Momentum What's driving the shift toward greener properties? |
BusinessWeek
September 11, 2006
Christopher Palmeri |
The Green Stamp Of Approval Architects and their clients are scrambling to win eco-friendly certification. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2005
Matt Hudgins |
It's A Jungle Out There The stakes keep rising for buyers hunting office properties in a crowded commercial real estate market. An excess of capital and persistently low long-term interest rates have given sellers the upper hand. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2007
Michelle Miller |
Safe Way Properties with the SaferBuilding certification are seeing healthy rents. |
The Motley Fool
November 26, 2008
Selena Maranjian |
Is It Time to Be a Real Estate Maven? Property isn't the gold mine we often assume it is. |
National Real Estate Investor
November 1, 2006
Jennifer Popovec |
The Tipping Point In the U.S., the number of certified green buildings built each year has mushroomed, but for most commercial developers, green has been an afterthought or a costly option. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2007
Pontius et al. |
Office Romance Private Equity and Commercial Property Briefs: Private equity power... The REIT direction... New competitors... What's driving local markets?... Sector to watch: Medical Office... etc. |
Bank Technology News
October 2006
Karen Krebsbach |
Facilities: Building 'Green' Saves Banks Green Using environmentally friendly building materials saves money and builds goodwill. PNC, Bank of America, Goldman Sachs and Wells Fargo are taking notice of the trend. |
National Real Estate Investor
February 1, 2003
Joe Gose |
Energy: Balance Sheets Get A Charge from Conservation Rising energy costs and a heightened environmental awareness have forced owners of office buildings to scrutinize their energy consumption like never before. |
National Real Estate Investor
July 1, 2005
Bennett Voyles |
It Pays to Be Green Though the commercial real estate industry has been traditionally slow to adopt technological change, more owners and developers are investing in electronic controls that monitor energy consumption and information systems that improve maintenance procedures. |
National Real Estate Investor
August 1, 2006
Anthony Downs |
Building Boom On Hold U.S. commercial property markets are still swamped with financial capital seeking real properties. Yet, there doesn't seem to be much evidence that a new commercial development boom is starting. |
The Motley Fool
April 22, 2009
Chuck Saletta |
You Can Do Well by Doing Good Thanks in part to last year's spike in energy prices, minding the environment has become an important part of minding a company's bottom line. Take a look at the list of the Global 100 Most Sustainable Corporations in the World. |
On Wall Street
May 1, 2012
Dave Lindorff |
REITs: Looking Sweet on the Balance Sheet Amid the economic wreckage, many Real Estate Investment Trusts have managed to perform quite well, and in some cases have turned in stellar performances, particularly in the last two years. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2011
Adriann Gerardi |
Legislative Update: Energy Efficiency Several energy-related state legislative proposals enacted this year will be of interest to commercial real estate professionals. |
BusinessWeek
July 23, 2007
James Mehring |
Builders Are Busy With Offices And Factories There's a construction boom in nonresidential building softening the blow from housing for both the industry and the overall economy. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Mar/Apr 2009
Stephanie Bell |
Seeking Sustainability These four strategies can guide commercial real estate property owners down a greener path. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2006
Matt Hudgins |
Green Grumblings Worrisome features of D.C.'s Green Building Act have developers up in arms. |
Real Estate Portfolio
July 2000
Christopher W. Murphy |
Time Imagine what it might be like for a real estate executive from 1960, the year that REITs first came into existence, if he could be suddenly whisked into a cutting edge real estate office of today.... |
On Wall Street
November 1, 2011
Elizabeth Wine |
The Best Game In Town? Experts say real estate, in the form of real estate investment trusts, could be the counterintuitive bright spot over the next year. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate
Sep/Oct 2014 |
Market Trends Trends in green, multifamily, industrial, and hospitality real estate are noted. |
On Wall Street
February 1, 2013
Elizabeth Wine |
REITs Perform Well Despite Housing Market Woes Experts are banking on continued strong performance and cash flows from real estate investment trusts. |
National Real Estate Investor
April 1, 2006
Joe Gose |
Private Equity's Buying Binge Real estate private equity funds are on a frantic hunt for inefficiency. Bursting with cash and acutely aware that a storied 13-year real estate run is long in the tooth, the funds are snatching up what they consider to be undervalued properties and real estate companies. |
Registered Rep.
April 1, 2008
Stan Luxenberg |
How Low Can You Go? Should investors stay clear of real estate funds until the outlook brightens? Not necessarily. Some signs indicate that the funds could be nearing a bottom. |
Registered Rep.
May 27, 2015
Debbie Carlson |
REITs and Rates Some investors see the recent falloff in REITs -- down 1.43 percent year-to-date, and down 5.9 percent in April alone, according to the MSCI U.S. REIT index -- as a natural retrenchment. |
