After the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Tuesday unveiled a proposal to allow companies to make semiannual disclosures, attorneys who advise real estate investment trusts are skeptical that many REITs will opt for less frequent reporting.
Some companies in the data center space are thinking twice about how they use industry-standard nondisclosure agreements with local governments, as backlash rises from communities that say developers often cloak their projects in secrecy.
Executives from healthcare real estate investment trusts Ventas and Welltower said they are shifting more of their portfolios to senior housing assets amid continued strong demand, but one REIT said rents largely aren't supporting the high costs of new senior living construction.