Zayo Shoots for Telecom REIT as 5G Grows

Zayo Shoots for Telecom REIT as 5G Grows

With the news of communications-infrastructure firm Zayo Group looking to form a telecom REIT, we thought it would be a good time to see how this segment of commercial real estate is holding up. For its part, if the firm gains IRS approval, Zayo would form a publicly...
Report: Home Downsizing Drives Self Storage Development

Report: Home Downsizing Drives Self Storage Development

Ever-increasing occupancy into multifamily buildings due to recent college graduates and younger people moving away from home, as well as people looking to downsize because their children have left the house, has caused a recent self-storage construction boom. A...

Spirit’s REIT Spinoff SpinCo Shows Net Lease Confidence

The net-lease sector of commercial real estate has been strong throughout economic cycles, and now there is more evidence of perceived investor interest in these types of assets. Major net-lease REIT Spirit Realty is splitting off part of its portfolio into a separate...

REITs Aren’t Slowing Down

Like any publicly traded entity, real estate investment trusts (REITs) have their ups and downs. Things are definitely a bright spot now, though. REITs are looking great for investors lately. There is a lot of talk recently about how REITs are performing well, when...