This paper investigates non-GAAP performance measures of the REIT industry, specifically the difference (FFO adjustment) between concurrent FFO and Net Income (NI). Using the U.S. Equity REIT data from 1993 to 2018, we first find evidence that both NI and FFO are associated with REIT...

This paper examines why overconfident CEOs issue more debt than equity within U.S. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITs) and the value implications of this debt preference. Consistent with a demand-side story, I find that overconfident CEOs choose to issue more debt than equity than their...

In this research, we examine the effect of focus and managerial ownership on the financial performance of REITs from the US financial market. Our empirical results demonstrate that there is a positive relationship between focus and financial performance in this sector that are consistent with...

Pub. L. No. 115-97, the law formerly known as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 (TCJA), added new section 1061 to require some carried interests to have a capital gain holding period of over three years (rather than the usual one year) to qualify for long-term capital gain tax rates. Treasury...

This paper examines the relationship between managerial stock option holdings and the decision to announce a repurchase of the firm's common stock. Managerial stock option holdings should reinforce the traditional undervaluation, free cash flow, and capital structure motives for repurchases by...

Relations between REIT CEO compensation, firm stock performance and risk, after FASB accounting changes and additional SEC compensation disclosure requirements in 2006, are examined. Total compensation becomes more weighted to bonus payments and stock grants and away from options and salary. The...

In the US or in the UK, the presence of institutional investors in real estate markets is an old phenomenon. Specifically, Real Estate Investment Trusts are an old industry. Due to a difference in tax law, the market share of REITs in Germany has been minimal until very recently. Now the...