
NAREIT Jackson Hsieh of UBS Investment Bank says PPIP and TALF were good programs, in concept, to re-start the secondary, securitization market, but they have not taken off because property values have fallen so far that banks cannot refinance previous loans made at higher asset values unless property owners put in additional equity -- which most are not in a position to do.

NAREIT
The most recent data from MIT's Transaction-Based Index shows that the gap between sellers' demands and the price buyers are willing to pay is narrowing, which is good news for the commercial real estate market as a whole, and REIT investors in particular, said NAREIT Vice President of Research & Industry Information B...rad Case. Case looks at the impact increased transaction volume could have on the market.
Read More
Read More

NAREIT
Steve Renna, president of the National Association of Real Estate Investment Managers, says banks must fix their balance sheets and deal with existing loans before they can get back to the business of issuing new loans. Renna also addressed the new relationship dynamics between clients and investment managers in today's market.

NAREIT Duke Realty Chairman & CEO Denny Oklak discusses the company's development activities, capital market strategies and plans going forward.

NAREIT The pricing gap between buyers and sellers is shrinking. MIT's David Geltner explains why and what this means for deal volume.

NAREIT UDR President and CEO Tom Toomey details his company's growth strategy.

NAREIT
Terry Considine, chairman and CEO of Apartment Investment & Management Company (NYSE: AIV), discusses his company's strategy of selling non-core assets to pay down its debt and strengthen its capital structure. While he is cautious about the overall economic recovery in 2010, he says the supply/demand fundamentals favor the multifmaily sector.

NAREIT
Jim Sullivan, managing director at Green Street Advisors, looks at the comparison between REIT share prices and the value of their underlying property portfolios as well as the unprecedented cost of capital advantage listed REITs currently hold over private entities.

NAREIT Developers Diversified Realty's Scott Wolstein talks about retail market challenges, the shutdown in development activity and foreign holdings.

NAREIT Jackson Hsieh of UBS Investment Bank looks at the prospects for the REIT re-equitization trend in the U.S. and abroad.

NAREIT Debra Cafaro talks about Ventas, Inc. being ahead of the re-equitization curve and plans to put that added capital to work.

NAREIT UDR Inc. President and CEO Tom Toomey discusses UDR's recapitalization efforts and joint venture with Kuwait Financial House.

NAREIT NAREIT's Brad Case says despite two strong quarters REITs are still down 50% from the peak and still have room to grow.









