In the early 1990s, the Modern REIT Era commenced due to the abundance of overleveraged private real estate companies with no path to new equity other than to ‘sell’ shares to the public at a price below their perceived value.  To quote Chilton REIT Strategy founder Bruce Garrison, “they had to decide whether they wanted […]

This past December, we attended the annual REITWorld conference in Dallas, where we conducted 34 meetings with REIT CEOs and CFOs.  We also participated in three organized dinners and five property tours, maximizing time spent with REIT executives during our visit. – Three key themes stood out: 1) a clear supply deceleration across several property […]