MSCI REIT Index

Could investors in Iron Mountain Inc (NYSE: IRM), a company with 45 percent of the global document storage market, actually be facing a grim future? On Tuesday, Jefferies & Company analyst Dan Dolev published a research report, "Multiple Problems; Downgrading To Underperform," and lowered its...

On May 19, Bill Stein CEO of global data center REIT Digital Realty Trust, Inc. (NYSE: DLR) participated in the J.P. Morgan Global Technology, Media and Telecom Conference. Digital Realty was a pioneer in the data center REIT space, and Stein has witnessed the evolution of both the sector and...

On May 18, Wall Street analysts weighed in on newly public self-storage REIT National Storage Affiliates Trust (NYSE: NSA) after an IPO which generated less equity cash than had been projected. The original IPO price range for National Storage was publicized to be $15 to $17 per share; however...

The five new REITs include two recent IPOs, one recent REIT spin-out and two other evolving REIT business models. On May 29, the MSCI REIT Index will be growing to 144 member equity REITs as a result of its semi-annual review process, by adding: Northstar Realty Finance (NYSE: NRF)...

On Tuesday, JMP Securities reinstated coverage of beleaguered American Realty Capital Properties Inc (NASDAQ: ARCP) at Market Perform, noting "the risk-reward is balanced at current levels." Shares of ARCP had closed at $10.08 per share on the day the JMP note was released,...

During 2014, publicly traded equity REITs that own commercial real estate had a banner year. The MSCISREIT Index (INDEXNYSEGIS: RMZ) clocked in with returns of just over 25 percent, or about double the gains of the S&P 500 in 2014. After such great performance by the RMZ -- ending 2014...