REIT

FARMINGTON HILLS, MI-The locally-based REIT bought four shopping centers in Colorado, Missouri and Wisconsin for $105 million, and sold two in Florida for $5.4 million.

SAN JUAN-The developer is joining locally based New Century Development Inc. in building a 640,000-square-foot mall, hotel, casino and office building on the 27-acre site.

After raising billions during the downturn, public companies have been putting it to use buying, refinancing and developing, even as some rethink their strategies

ROSSLYN, VA-The REIT has about $160 million in local transactions in the works, Chris Tokarski tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy. None, though, are likely to be as complicated as the Monday Properties package.

HOUSTON-Though the REIT's CRE portfolio occupancy, NOI and EBITA experienced positive gains year-over-year, analysts expressed concerns over a lack of Q1 acquisitions during the earnings conference call.

CHICAGO-The commission is conducting a fact-finding investigation to determine any violations of federal securities laws, though the investigation is not an accusation of wrongdoing.

WASHINGTON, DC-The latest survey of the Real Estate Roundtable points to a cutoff between sentiment today and projections for the future, CEO Jeff DeBoer tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

HOUSTON-The REIT's May 9 earnings call focused on a close to 5% increase of NOI and FFO that increased 9% year-over-year.

NEW YORK CITY-The non-traded REIT, in the midst of a $1.5-billion IPO, has added eight healthcare properties to its portfolio since the end of 2011.

WINNIPEG-The trust is buying office and industrial portfolios, and a retail center, in two Canadia provinces, Minneapolis (including the Caribou Coffee HQ) and Scottsdale, AZ.

WASHINGTON, DC-Industrial REITs are flourishing as the economy shifts to favor supply-related trends, NAREIT’s Calvin Schnure tells GlobeSt.com’s Erika Morphy.

NEW YORK CITY-After seeing strong increases in FFO and NOI in the first quarter, the publicly-traded REIT is planning to improve its balance sheet metrics by making new purchases in the triple net lease space throughout the rest of the year.

ROCKVILLE, MD-Corporate Office Property Trust sold the two buildings and a plot of land as part of its strategic reallocation plan. Since the start of the year, COPT has sold a total of $116.9 million of properties and adjacent land.

CHICAGO-A new study from Ferguson Partners Ltd. shows that real estate investment trusts that have had a female board member for more than three years have seen materially higher returns than their counterparts. GlobeSt.com examined why.

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CHICAGO-The trust, rebounding from bankruptcy and spinning off 30 underperforming malls, will open 34 new stores this year but will stay away from the outlet center trend.

MONTREAL-Maestro Group is selling its entire portfolio of seniors housing to the venture, with the Toledo, OH-based trust shouldering most of the purchase to enter the country.

BOSTON-The quarter that ended March 31 was highlighted by the closing of the office REIT’s acquisition of a 1.3-million-square-foot office tower here from an affiliate of Bank of America.

HOUSTON-Executives with the multifamily REIT's A1 2012 earnings call on April 27 announced a 15% increase of FFO per diluted share.

INDIANAPOLIS-Regular mall development just isn’t worth it today, said SPG CEO David Simon in the trust’s 1Q conference call this morning.