Web Stats Provided By Google Analytics

Tuesday, April 9, 2013

04/09/13 The Raw REIT News Feed


Comprehensive Real-Time News Feed for REIT.

  • Health Care REIT, Inc. Announces Conversion Option for 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes Due 20292013-04-09, 09:01 am
    Health Care REIT, Inc. today notified holders of the $494,403,000 outstanding principal amount of its 3.00% Convertible Senior Notes due 2029 that they are entitled to convert all or a portion of their Notes into cash and, if applicable, shares of the company's common stock .
  • Empire State Building IPO Would Sell Landmark to Public 2013-04-09, 08:42 am
    ... other wants to roll up the Empire State with 18 other New York area properties into a Real Estate Investment Trust, or REIT, and sell shares of it to the public. If the IPO faction prevails, and shares do become available for purchase, will they be ...
  • Carter Validus Buys Data Centers in Boston, Raleigh 2013-04-09, 08:18 am
    Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT continues to acquire data center properties.
  • NY Landmark to Be Sold to Public 2013-04-09, 07:58 am
    ... other wants to roll up the Empire State with 18 other New York area properties into a Real Estate Investment Trust or REIT and sell shares of it to the public. If the IPO faction prevails, and shares do become available for purchase, will they be ...
  • Japan PM Abe aide - Bank of Japan has further easing options 2013-04-09, 07:36 am
    The Bank of Japan still has options at its disposal to ease monetary policy further if needed, including boosting purchases of government bonds, exchange-traded funds and real-estate trust funds, a key economic adviser to Prime Minister Shinzo Abe said on Tuesday.
  • The Bank Of Japan And REITs 2013-04-09, 06:31 am
    ... Japan will, in fact, be approving the allocation of 30 billion yen to be invested in REITs. This is good news for the REIT industry, as it opens the floodgates for a renewed and sustained increase in REIT investing from Japan, who last year bought a ...
  • 5 Key Factors I Look For In a Reit 2013-04-09, 06:30 am
    ... at the shareholder level, there is more money for distributions to shareholders. In addition, a portion of your typical REIT distributions is non-taxable and it is treated as return of capital for tax purposes. This decreases shareholder's basis in ...
  • Investing In Industrial REITs Part 2: CapLease Evades The Pure-Play Premium 2013-04-09, 06:29 am
    There are good reasons to want exposure to the industrial REIT sector as it has growth potential from new development as well as contractually steady revenue streams.
  • REITs Make Strong Q1 Showing 2013-04-09, 05:48 am
    ... though trusts had the upper hand on the 12-month basis ended on March 28. What's more, virtually all sectors with the REIT market posted first-quarter positive-often double-digit-returns. 'The FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index delivered a 9.11% total ...
  • Walker & Dunlop - A Bet On The Return Of Commercial Real Estate Lending 2013-04-09, 05:16 am
    ... to expand into other types of commercial lending and to develop non-GSE conduits to deliver their loans such as a REIT or into private label CMBS. They admit that these moves will put them in more direct competition with lenders that have a lower ...
  • Select Income REIT ups dividend 2013-04-09, 04:10 am
    9 April 2013 -- Massachusetts, USA-based office real estate investment trust Select Income REIT (NYSE: SIR) said it has raised its regular quarterly common distribution by USD 0.02 to USD 0.44 per common share (USD 1.76 per share per year). This ...
  • KLCCP Expects First Shariah REIT To Be Among Asia's Largest Property Groups 2013-04-09, 03:36 am
    ... Bhd (KLCCP) expects its KLCCP Stapled Group, the first-ever shariah-compliant stapled real estate investment trust (REIT), to become one of the largest property groups in Asia with a market capitalisation of RM12 billion. Chief Executive Officer ...
  • U.S. IPO Recap: 9 Set Terms, 8 File As Market Springs To Life 2013-04-09, 03:29 am
    ... plays were added to the calendar last week. Hannon Armstrong Sustainable Infrastructure Capital ( HASI ), a structured REIT that provides financing for clean energy projects, expects to raise $200 million. KNOT Offshore Partners ( KNOP ), an LP ...
  • When I Say That AmREIT Is Irreplaceable, I Mean It's A Good REIT To Buy Today 2013-04-09, 02:57 am
    ... Stock Exchange. The purpose for the previous article was to introduce investors to this Houston-based shopping center REIT and its differentiated value proposition. With the exception of just a few REITs, I rarely recommend REIT IPO's because as ...
  • CYS Investments: 15-20% Upside, 11% Yield, Low Capital Loss Risk 2013-04-09, 02:57 am
    CYS Investments is a mortgage REIT that was first issued on the NYSE in 2009, with about $2bb in market cap.
  • KLCC Property Holdings aims to be No. 1 on REIT 2013-04-08, 10:53 pm
    Growth plan: Hashim (left) and Manharlal speaking to reporters at the EGM. The group has a three-pronged approach for expansion. On the left is Chairman of KLCC Property Krishnan CK Menon.
  • Real Estate Still Running 2013-04-08, 09:25 pm
    ... for these REITs to thrive. Another exchange-traded fund in the real estate sector that I follow is the iShares Mortgage REIT Capped ETF ( REM ). As you can see by the chart of REM, this fund has also been a top performer in 2013 and currently sits ...
  • CCA to Pay Special Dividend 2013-04-08, 08:53 pm
    ... of April 19. The dividend is being paid as a precursor to CCA's transformation into a real estate investment trust or REIT, which requires the company to distribute its undistributed earnings and profits before this year. The days of paying for ...
  • More International Dividend ETFs Your Broker Forgot to Mention 2013-04-08, 10:15 pm
    Dividend ETFs are still in style. In March alone, dividend ETFs attracted $3 billion in assets, according to iShares data .
  • KLCC stapled REIT to be among Asia's largest 2013-04-08, 08:20 pm
    KLCC REIT, which will be called KLCCP Stapled Group after a corporate restructuring, is expected to be listed in early May.