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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. |
CFO September 1, 2004 John Goff |
Who's the Boss? Spurred by a slew of portfolio-punishing accounting scandals and angered by decades of corporate indifference to their requests, shareholder activists want more say in how American companies are run. |
Real Estate Portfolio Sep/Oct 2000 |
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... |
CFO September 1, 2010 Joseph McCafferty |
Who's in Charge Here? Listening to shareholders is easy. Making sense of their concerns is not. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2006 Dees Stribling |
Inside the Boardroom Top REIT CEOs discuss the major corporate governance issues facing the industry. |
BusinessWeek November 17, 2003 David Henry |
Mutual Funds: Tossing Out The Rubber Stamp A new SEC rule that takes effect next year will require mutual funds to disclose how they vote on proxies for the stocks they own. The rule is intended to keep funds from siding with management to gain 401(k) business. How will this affect corporate governance? |
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. |
The Motley Fool September 15, 2011 Dawn Kawamoto |
Reshuffling Yahoo!'s Board: A New House of Cards? It may take an activist shareholder to bring about meaningful change. |
The Motley Fool January 24, 2006 S.J. Caplan |
Read Those Proxy Statements in 2006 Shareholder resolutions are an increasingly important vehicle for shareholder activism of all sorts. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2005 Dean Starkman |
The 8 Governance Issues That Matter Most For REIT investors, these 8 corporate governance factors carry the most weight in their investment decisions. |
Registered Rep. November 1, 2002 Sam Jaffe |
The Aging REIT Craze Are we in the midst of a REIT bubble that, much like the dot-com bubble before it, is bound to pop? |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2002 Steve Bergsman |
Direct Effect As the focus on corporate governance issues intensifies, real estate companies will need to ensure that board composition and practices keep pace with rapid changes at all publicly traded companies. |
The Motley Fool April 3, 2006 Alyce Lomax |
Your Stocks' Secrets Investors, knowledge is power, so don't ignore a freely available source of the best-kept corporate secrets -- the proxy statement. Proxy season is upon us -- don't forget to do your homework. |
National Real Estate Investor November 1, 2002 Gove & Valley |
REITs May Be Hitting A Wall Although it's too early to call a solid bottom to the stock market, real estate experts and analysts generally agree that in the near term REIT shares are going to be fighting headwinds due to deteriorating real estate fundamentals and waning investor enthusiasm. |
The Motley Fool February 25, 2008 Alyce Lomax |
Risk, Rot, and the Road to Recovery It's high time shareholders demanded better corporate governance from boards. |
The Motley Fool March 26, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
A Pivotal Proxy Season With shareholders more awake and aware than they've been in years, the latest proxy season could begin to fundamentally change managers' attitudes. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
The Prime of Ms. Nell Minow For the prominent shareholder activist, these have been both the best and the worst of times. |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 |
Investors Fight Back From the Netherlands to South Korea, corporate boards are taking major steps to improve shareholder rights in the wake of financial scandals. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2000 Ralph L. BLock |
Change as Motif Change has been a hallmark of the REIT industry during its entire 40-year history. Perhaps less obvious than the industry's explosion in size is the way in which REIT organizations have transformed themselves over the years from passive owners of real estate to dynamic real estate businesses... |
BusinessWeek May 17, 2004 Capel et al. |
Europe's Old Ways Die Fast The two-year bear market, and a slew of homegrown corporate scandals, is spurring European shareholders to stand up for their rights. |
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 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 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. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Ralph Block |
To Buy or Not to Buy... Is buying commercial real estate at today's market prices an intelligent strategy that's likely to be applauded by shareholders? |
Real Estate Portfolio July 2000 Ralph L. Block |
Just Say "No" If the significant improvement we've seen in REIT stock prices beginning late last year is, indeed, the beginning of a new bull market, one major worry for investors will be whether higher REIT prices will be greeted with a wave of new equity offerings. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2002 Matt Slepin |
Analyze This: Looking Beyond the Numbers What do analysts and institutional REIT buyers look for in real estate stocks besides the numbers? Some consistent themes are transparency, disclosure and communication. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Courtney Darby |
Changing With the Times REITs have evolved successfully while staying true to their charter, and yet still are primed to grow in the future. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2001 Tony M. Edwards |
2001 REIT Tax Regulatory Agenda Each of the four items NAREIT raised with the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) has been included in the official "Business Plan" for 2001... |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2004 Courtney Darby |
Where Are They Now? Portfolio catches up with five former leading REIT analysts: Jordan Heller... David Sherman... Jeff Olson... etc. |
Real Estate Portfolio Nov/Dec 2004 Art Gering |
A Perfect Fit Over time, REITs have proven to be the missing piece for building a well-diversified portfolio. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2001 Douglas McEachern |
Forward Looking Key Issues for REIT Executives in 2001... |
Real Estate Portfolio Jan/Feb 2003 |
By the Numbers REIT Property Sector Comparison... Caution, Yield Ahead... The Returns Are In... Dividend Scorecard... Sparing No Expense |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2005 David E. Simon |
Industry Status Report REITs now represent 15% to 20% of all U.S. institutional-quality real estate. The REIT industry today invests in all major property types and geographic regions in the U.S. and is in the early stages of international expansion. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2005 |
The State of REITs REITs have outperformed over both the short and long terms amidst a variety of market fundamentals. Here, 18 REIT professionals give their unique perspectives on the future of the REIT market. |
The Motley Fool June 22, 2005 Nate Parmelee |
Busy Times at Equity Inns Property acquisitions and changes in debt structure are positive signs for the hotel real estate investment trust. Management is building a solid company in an industry that is coming out of a difficult period. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2004 Hamid R. Moghadam |
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 Nov/Dec 2004 Christopher M. Wright |
REIT Liquidity--No Longer A Problem There may still be lagging perceptions about REIT liquidity, but it's like the words to the old song, "but that was yesterday and yesterday's gone." |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2005 W.D. Crotty |
Equity Inns Rest Easy The hotel chain reports an excellent second quarter. Shareholders, for now, can rest easy. They should keep one eye open, though; large-scale factors have a horrible way of smudging results for companies like these. |
National Real Estate Investor December 1, 2004 Steve McLinden |
Hospitable Conditions The hotel real estate market has rebounded and prices are up. |