HIW News and Press, Highwoods Properties Inc. From 01/07/21

RALEIGH, N.C., Jan. 07, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Highwoods Properties, Inc. (NYSE:HIW) will release its 2020 fourth quarter results on Tuesday, February 9 th , after the market closes. A conference call will be held the next day, Wednesday, February 10 th , at 11:00 A.M. E...

Baird analyst David Rodgers upgrades Kilroy Realty ([[KRC]] -1.9%) and Alexandria Real Estate Equities ([[ARE]] +1.1%) to Outperform as he expects the primary office segment to outperform secondary by 800+ basis points.Tags KRC as top pick."The limited upside to two- and five-year replacement...

Screening for quality is only one part of the puzzle, as many of the most promising REITs are also trading at premium valuation levels. Therefore, we also must select the best REITs with some kind of buffer to protect against market fluctuations. As Ben Graham defined it, the marg...

Well now, what REITs would I recommend for my loyal Seeking Alpha following of almost 92,000? That’s a tough nut to crack (pun intended) since many of my followers are retirees and some are looking for instant gratification. We propose overweighting the most defensive REITs...

High-Yield equity REITs have regularly underperformed. We expect that trend to continue over the next decade. REITs with high yields, low FFO multiples, and weak balance sheets have regularly underperformed. Instead of focusing on those negative-growth REITs, consider a REIT with ...

Highwoods Properties is weathering the current environment rather well, with cash rent growth and very high rent collection. It has a high-quality tenant base in leading cities in the Southeastern and Mid-Atlantic regions of the U.S. Highwoods has a strong balance sheet, and is be...

Investors in REITs need to consider their alternatives. To make it easier, we’re adding an index of charts for several metrics. Many investors believe that demanding a high-return, often through dividend yield is enough to get it. They can demand until they are blue in the face...

As companies keenly await COVID-19 vaccines that promise to return staff to the office, a new survey from the Pew Research Center suggests that won't be so easy.More than half of U.S. employees currently working from home say they'd like to keep their remote arrangements beyond the pandemic a...

Is the "Work-From-Home Era" here to stay? Few property sectors have been hit harder by the pandemic than office REITs, which have been slammed as workspaces continue to sit empty. COVID-19 has accelerated the pre-existing trends of increased workplace efficiency. Survey data and comme...

Though many real estate investment trusts (REITs) have been challenged in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic, Annaly Capital Management (NLY), Highwood Properties (HIW) and Urstadt Biddle Properties Inc. (UBA) could see a strong rebound in 2021. The economic tumult sparked by the coron...