Nareit's REIT Report Podcast

James Nelson, president and CEO of Global Net Lease is the guest on the latest episode of Nareit’s REIT Report podcast.Nelson, who was named CEO in August 2017, notes that GNL’s net lease portfolio is about evenly split between the United States and Europe.

NIC’s Beth Mace says demographic forces “just getting better.”

Schack research points to link between diverse populations and long-term growth.

5G will allow mobile devices to stream high definition videos and offer augmented and virtual reality products. 5G will also enable a “really robust” Internet of Things environment, including the use of autonomous vehicles and drones, says James Taiclet, chairman, president and CEO of American Tower Corp.

Scott Crowe, chief investment strategist at CenterSquare Investment Management, spoke about environmental, social and governance (ESG) trends within the REIT sector, and how CenterSquare’s own analysis of ESG matters has changed during the past two decades.

Bonnie Gottlieb, Nareit’s senior vice president for industry and member affairs, is Nareit’s liaison to its recently-launched Dividends Through Diversity initiative. She discussed the goals of the program, and why Nareit felt this was the right time to address the issue of diversity in REITs and the broader commercial real estate industry.

Lou Conforti, CEO and director of retail REIT Washington Prime Group Inc. provides an overview of developments at Washington Prime as well as across the retail real estate industry more broadly.

Salient’s Joel Beam highlights long-term benefits of REIT investment.

First Industrial Realty Trust, Inc.’s President and CEO Peter Baccile discusses his move from investment banking to the C-suite, priorities during his first year on the job and why this is a “golden age” for industrial real estate.

Nareit's Calvin Schnure discusses the effects of interest rates and REITs.