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Wall Street Pit (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Real estate entrepreneur Sam Zell, who in 2007 sold his his supersize real estate portfolio, Equity Office Properties Trust, to the Blackstone Group (BX) for $39 billion, had choice words Thursday for billionaire investor Wilbur Ross and all the other wannabe experts on the commercial real estate...
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Jim Van Meerten submits: I know there is a lot of caution in the commercial real estate market but as the population ages long-term care facilities should be a growth market. As always on Financial Tides I try to place my recommendations into one of my simulation portfolios for accountability of my recommendations. For that reason I'm adding Omega Health Care Investors ( OHI ) to my UpDown portfolio...
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Business Week (Free subscription) | 11/18/2009
Amid bleak prospects for U.S. commercial real estate, investors have bid up REIT shares. Here, Wall Street pros scour the sector for investment prospects
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/15/2009
Reggie Middleton submits: Last Saturday I posted some thoughts on investing, NY real estate, and my macro outlook - Boo!!! Will Halloween Scare the Market into Respecting the Fundamentals? , and I will continue that rant today since it leads into my most recent endeavors - gathering shorts and puts in the commercial REIT space again. These positions were very lucrative in 2008 and the first quarter...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/13/2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (the "REIT"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire a medical office building, known as the Smyth Professional Building, located in Baltimore, Maryland for approximately $11,250,000.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/12/2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 12 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (the "REIT"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire a medical office building located in Spartanburg, South Carolina for approximately $16,250,000. The closing of the acquisition is subject to a number...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/11/2009
NORCROSS, GA (MARKET WIRE) Leo Wells, president and founder of Wells Real Estate Funds, has been elected to the Board of Governors of NAREIT(R), the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts(R). Mr. Wells' election was announced at NAREIT's annual convention, in Phoenix, AZ. Mr. Wells is one of only a few board members who manage nontraded REITs -- real estate companies whose shares do...
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Market Wire (Free subscription) | 11/10/2009
NORFOLK, NE (MARKET WIRE) Supertel Hospitality, Inc. (NASDAQ: SPPR), a real estate investment trust (REIT) which owns 115 hotels in 23 states, today announced results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2009.
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Market Watch (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
BOSTON (MarketWatch) -- Real estate investment trusts were among the market's strongest performers Monday as stocks rallied. The SPDR Dow Jones REIT ETF was up more than 4% in afternoon trading. Developers Diversified Realty Corp. shares rose about 9%. The company named a new chief executive and is reportedly selling $400 million of commercial mortgage-backed securities under the Federal Reserve's...
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Business Wire (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
VERO BEACH, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCBB: BMNM): Two Dividends Totaling $0.70 per Share Third Quarter Income from Continuing Operations of $2.3 Million (or $0.08 per Class A Common Share) $0.21 Book Value per Share at Quarter End Bimini Capital Management, Inc. (OTCBB: BMNM) ("Bimini Capital" or the "Company"), a real estate investment trust ("REIT"),...
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/09/2009
Scott's Investments submits: In early October I detailed 2 high yield investment strategies ( part 1 and 2 ) that have had a history of outperformance. Below is the list of stocks meeting the two strategies criteria as of the close on November 6th. Obviously, past performance does not mean these strategies will continue to outperform in the future. However, a variety of momentum strategies (part 1)...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Healthcare Trust of America, Inc. (the "REIT"), a self-managed, non-traded, real estate investment trust, announced the execution of a Purchase and Sale Agreement (the "Agreement") to acquire a medical office building located in Englewood, Colorado for approximately $18,600,000.
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/06/2009
SOUTHFIELD, Mich., Nov. 6 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sun Communities, Inc. (NYSE: SUI) (the "Company"), a real estate investment trust (REIT) that owns and operates manufactured housing communities, today reported third quarter results.
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SeekingAlpha.com (Free subscription) | 11/05/2009
Federal Realty Investment Trust ( FRT ) Q3 2009 Earnings Call November 5, 2009 11:00 am ET Complete Story »
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/04/2009
ROCKVILLE, Md., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Federal Realty Investment Trust (NYSE: FRT) today reported operating results for its third quarter ended September 30, 2009.