Fox Business spoke with Craig Leupold about the benefits of owning REITs. Craig explained that because of improving fundamentals in a low return world, real estate is attractively priced today. Green Street is forecasting growth in REIT earnings of 8-10% over the next couple of years. He recommended that investors look closely at high-end malls and apartments, and he named his three favorite stock picks, Simon Property Group (SPG), Taubman Centers (TCO), and Equity Residential (EQR).

• Green Street's Consulting Group co-hosted a REIT Conversion conference in New York.
• Deals completed have expanded the REIT industry’s equity market cap by over 10%, another 9% is expected.
• Some candidates fit cleanly into the REIT wrapper, while others need to prove themselves as real estate entities.
• Green Street's Consulting Group has played an important role advising some of the largest REIT Conversions pre-conversion in recent years.

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New REITs have been met with mixed reactions by investors. Jim advises investors to not just dismiss a company because it focuses on a property sector outside of what has traditionally been considered within the REIT space. HCP is an example of a company that was launched amidst some investor speculation, and has evolved since 1985 into one of the 10 largest U.S. REITs and a true blue-chip of the REIT industry.

2012 was another great year for apartment owners, and it marked the third year in a row in which the sector witnessed robust growth in rents and asset values. As investors look into the future, there is reason for continued optimism given a host of structural and demographic factors that should support rental demand for years to come. This report serves as a deep dive into the supply and demand dynamics affecting the U.S. apartment sector, and provides key insights into how these drivers vary across the top-30 apartment markets.

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The U.S. Office Outlook takes an in-depth look at the largest U.S. office markets to help identify differing characteristics that may affect future investment performance. The report is the second in a series of publications in a new Green Street product line – Real Estate Analytics – that features a more comprehensive look at the drivers impacting property fundamentals and valuations in the private market.

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Bloomberg Radio spoke with Jim Sullivan about why investors should invest in REITs. Jim explained that REITs should represent 5-20% of a broadly diversified investment portfolio. He said that Green Street Advisors prefers REITs with high quality real estate, and made special mention of Simon Property Group (SPG) and Public Storage (PSA).

Mike Kirby shared his outlook for real estate in a recent interview with Barron’s. Described as “the dean of REIT analysis,” Mike highlighted investment opportunities in Malls, Manufactured Housing and other sectors. He also discussed some of his top picks including Unibail, one of the largest owners of shopping malls in Europe.

Barron's talked with Green Street's president, Craig Leupold, and its director of research, Mike Kirby, about REIT valuations, leading stocks, popular exchange-traded funds and the merits of REITs versus private real-estate investments.