News on Real Estate Investment Trusts

Boston Properties declares 50-cent dividend

2010-03-19T15:30:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Real estate trust Boston Properties votes to pay dividend of 50 cents</div><div><p>Real estate investment trust Boston Properties Inc. said Friday its board declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents.</p><p>The dividend is payable April 30 to shareholders of record at the close of business on March 31.</p><img src="http://admatch-syndication.mochila.com/image...

Saul Centers declares quarterly dividend of 36c

2010-03-12T14:32:13Z

<div id="subtitle">Saul Centers declares quarterly dividend of 36 cents per common share</div><div><p>Saul Centers Inc. declared a quarterly dividend of 36 cents per common share. The dividend will be paid on April 30, 2010 to shareholders of record on April 16, 2010.</p><p>The real estate investment trust also declared a quarterly dividend of 50 cents per depository share for its 8 percent Seri...

General Growth shares rise in Big Board return

2010-03-05T08:46:02Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Shares of General Growth Properties <GGP.N> rose on Friday, their first day back on the New York Stock Exchange, even as the U.S. m...

How to make 19% dividends from bonds

2010-03-03T19:15:33Z

<div id="subtitle">Mortgage REITs could be right for your portfolio</div><div><p>Last week, I told my 12% Letter readers to invest in mortgage bonds. I can just imagine their reaction when they read my advice... "Tom, you want me to invest in mortgages?! Are you crazy? Aren't they the terrible investments that have been causing problems for banks and the economy in general?" Well... Yes, that's true. Between 2002 and 2008, Hospitality Properties Trust drop on downgrad and 4th-quarter results</div><div><p>Shares of Hospitality Properties Trust fell Thursday after an analyst downgraded the stock and said the hotel real estate investment trust is burning through security deposits, while fourth-quarter results missed expectations.</p><p>David Loeb of Lexington Realty Trust records 4th-qtr FFO loss on impaired real estate charges</div><div><p>Lexington Realty Trust on Wednesday posted a funds-from-operations loss for its fourth quarter, largely due to reductions in the value of some of its real estate holdings.</p><p>The real estate investment trust posted an FFO loss of $17 million, or 13 cents per share, reversi...

Health Care REIT, Forest City form joint venture

2010-02-23T14:15:32Z

<div id="subtitle">Health Care REIT, Forest City form joint venture over Cambridge, Mass., project</div><div><p>Health Care REIT Inc. and Forest City Enterprises Inc. said Tuesda...

Vornado 4Q FFO breaks even, reversing 2008 loss

2010-02-23T09:15:15Z

<div id="subtitle">Vornado Realty Trust posts break-even 4Q FFO, reversing year-ago loss, as write-downs decrease</div><div><p>Vornado Realty Trust on Tuesday posted break-even funds from operations in the final three months of 2009, in part because it didn't have the same writedowns on depressed land values that led to a loss last year.</p><p>The real estate investment trust, which specia...

Washington REIT to name John McDaniel chairman

2010-02-22T08:35:19Z

<div id="subtitle">Washington Real Estate Investment Trust plans to name John McDaniel as chairman in May</div><div><p>Washington Real Estate Investment Trust said on Thursday that John P. McDaniel is expected to be named as chairman of its board of trustees at its May 18 ann...

Host Hotels posts 4th-quarter loss, revenue slips

2010-02-22T09:04:37Z

<div id="subtitle">Host Hotels &amp; Resorts posts loss of $73 million in 4th quarter as revenue slips</div><div><p>Host Hotels &amp; Resorts Inc. said Wednesday that lost $73 million in the fourth quarter as its revenue for hotel rooms slipped.</p><p>For the three months that ended Dec. 31, the real estate investment trust's loss amounted to 12 cents ...

Simon Properties General Growth

2010-02-16T17:00:44Z

People sit at tables at the Stanford Shopping Center, a Simon Property Group property in Palo Alto, Calif., Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2010. Simon Property Group, the nation's largest shopping mall owner, made a $10 billion hostile bid Tuesday t...

SIMON GGP MALLS

2010-02-16T16:46:34Z

Map locates shopping mall titans Simon Property Group Inc. and General Growth Properties Inc.

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Facts on Simon Property and General Growth

2010-02-22T09:10:05Z

<div id="subtitle">A look at mall owners Simon Property Group and General Growth Properties</div><div><p>Shopping mall owner Simon Property Group Inc. has made a $10 billion takeover bid for rival General Growth Properties. Here are highlights of the two real estate com...

ADDITION Simon Properties General Growth

2010-02-16T13:33:12Z

FILE - In this Feb. 22, 2007 file photo, Faneuil Hall, right, is seen at night in Boston. Faneuil Hall Marketplace is owned by General Growth Properties. The nation's largest shopping mall owner, Simon Pro...

Piedmont Office shares rise in IPO debut

2010-02-22T10:22:07Z

<div id="subtitle">Piedmont Office Realty Trust shares rise after pared-back IPO raises $174 million</div><div><p>Piedmont Office Realty Trust stock is rising after its pared-back IPO raised $174 million.</p><p>The Atlanta real estate investment trust sold 12 million shar...

Parkway Properties FFO drops in 4Q

2010-02-22T10:42:44Z

<div id="subtitle">Parkway Properties says FFO dropped in 4Q; gives outlook, cuts dividend</div><div><p>Parkway Properties Inc. said Monday its fourth-quarter funds from operations dropped 33 percent as the office property owner wrote down the value of some of its holdings by $8.8 million.</p><p>The company also forecast the key figure ...

American Capital Agency says earnings rose in 4Q

2010-02-22T10:47:24Z

<div id="subtitle">American Capital Agency reports 4Q earnings rise to $40.7 million, interest income jumps</div><div><p>American Capital Agency Corp. reported sharply higher earnings for the fourth quarter of 2009 Monday as the government-backed mortgage securities it holds gained value.</p><p>The company said it earned $40...

Top Self Storage Companies - Knowing What to Look For Before You Stow Your Stuff

2010-02-22T19:35:09Z

People seek out self storage for a number of reasons these days. Many times it may be a move that requires some personal items to be stored during the transition. Perhaps it is a case of too much stuff, or even an office that needs to store old documentation. Whatever the reason you need self storage, you of course want to know the top self storage companies in the industry.<br><br>In the recent years, there are a great number of self storage companies that have cr...

Manhattan apartment rents and vacancies off in '09

2010-02-22T20:32:27Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Vacancy rates for apartments in New York City's borough of Manhattan, the largest U.S. apartment market, declined in 2009, as lower rents and better landlord incentives attracted tenants, according to a quarterl...

Boston Properties says CEO Linde died Sunday

2010-02-22T22:19:47Z

<div id="subtitle">Boston Properties says co-founder and CEO Edward Linde died of pneumonia at 67</div><div><p>Real estate investment trust Boston Properties Inc. said that co-founder and CEO Edward Linde died Sunday from complications of pneumonia.</p><p>