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This may well be the year that property owners in secondary and tertiary markets get a chance to cash in on the spending spree of the nation’s largest publicly held REITs and real estate operating companies. The torrid pace of acquisitions seen within this sector over the past two years is expected to continue this year, but with more buyers casting their nets across more markets.  read entire article.  Author:  Mark Heschmeyer.  Source:  CoStar® Group.

It is clear to see that REITs today are benefiting from historically low interest rates and that has fueled their growth over the past several years. This growth has also resulted in general improvement in payout ratios, dividends paid, and financial positions across most of the spectrum of REITs.  read entire article…  Author:  Brad Thomas.  Source:  Seeking Alpha.

September proved to be a busy month for the single tenant net lease sector.  Within a 24-hour period on September 6, Realty Income Corp., an Escondido, CA based REIT specializing in net lease properties, bought American Realty Capital Trust, which owns 501 mostly net lease buildings, for approximately $2.95B, then Lexington Realty Trust, a New York City based REIT, announced it was acquiring a portfolio of net lease office and industrial properties from its joint venture with Inland American for $480M.  Author:  Elaine Misonzhnik, Source:  National Real Estate Investor

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