real estate investment trust Archives - CFO

Trinity Merger and Broadmark to Merge

Trinity Merger and Broadmark to Merge

The combined company will create a commercial mortgage REIT with an expected equity value of $1.5 billion.

By Lauren Muskett | August 12, 2019

Ex-American Realty CFO Gets 18 Months in Jail

Risk & Compliance

Ex-American Realty CFO Gets 18 Months in Jail

Brian Block "participated in a scheme to inflate the value" of the REIT by "brazenly" making up numbers for a key metric, a judge says.

By Matthew Heller | November 9, 2017

McDonald’s Says REIT Wouldn’t Benefit Investors

McDonald’s Says REIT Wouldn’t Benefit Investors

Burger giant's CEO says the structure would "put future value at risk."

By Matthew Heller | November 11, 2015

All in the Family: Three Companies, One CFO

All in the Family: Three Companies, One CFO

One REIT spawned another, plus a third company to manage them both. The CFO tells the story.

By David McCann | October 5, 2015

Sears’ Property Sales Prevent Q2 Loss

Sears’ Property Sales Prevent Q2 Loss

Revenues fell approximately $1.8 billion, to $6.2 billion, for the quarter ended August 1.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | August 20, 2015

How a REIT’s Finance Chief Keeps Things Simple

How a REIT’s Finance Chief Keeps Things Simple

Brixmor Property Group aims to attract investors with a straightforward business model and operating strategy.

By David McCann | July 14, 2015

Sears Starts to Harvest Its Real Estate

Sears Starts to Harvest Its Real Estate

The retailing giant is forming a real estate investment trust that will buy 254 of its Sears and Kmart properties.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | April 1, 2015

Did Caesars’ Nonpayment Trigger Credit Default Swaps?

Did Caesars’ Nonpayment Trigger Credit Default Swaps?

To settle the question, the ISDA is convening an external arbitration panel for the first time since 2009.

By Katie Kuehner-Hebert | January 12, 2015

Did Property Mogul ‘Scapegoat’ Chief Accounting Officer?

Management Accounting

Did Property Mogul ‘Scapegoat’ Chief Accounting Officer?

A former finance exec accuses Nicholas Schorsch and his REIT of falsely blaming her for accounting errors.

By Matthew Heller | December 19, 2014

Accounting Error Forces Resignation of REIT’s CFO

Accounting Error Forces Resignation of REIT’s CFO

The resignation will cost American Realty Capital's Brian S. Block approximately $35 million in compensation.

By Matthew Heller | November 3, 2014

Home-Loan Banks Volunteer to Ban Captive Use by REITs

Home-Loan Banks Volunteer to Ban Captive Use by REITs

Increasing numbers of real estate investment trusts have been using captive insurance companies as special-purpose vehicles to access lower borrowing rates.

By David Katz | June 19, 2014

REITs Using SPVs to Get Cheaper Loans

Risk Management

REITs Using SPVs to Get Cheaper Loans

The number of special-purpose vehicles owned by real estate investment trusts has been growing rapidly since the summer of 2013.

By David Katz | May 13, 2014

Faulty Risk Perceptions Buoy Specialty-Market REIT

Risk & Compliance

Faulty Risk Perceptions Buoy Specialty-Market REIT

EPR Properties enjoys strong investment returns, partly due to pricing advantages derived from perceptions that its assets are riskier than they really are.

By David McCann | February 26, 2014