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Analyst
Alexander Goldfarb
Period: Reporting periods mapped to calendar 2024 Q4 – 2026 Q2 (7 quarters).
- Questions
- 90on tracked calls
- Challenge rate
- 17%15 of 90 questions
- Companies
- 10questioned at least once
- Reporting periods
- 7with questions
These figures cover the whole profile: every tracked question, all reporting periods.
How to read these numbers
Challenge rate is the share of questions that pushed back, pressed for specifics or questioned management’s assumptions. It describes how questions were asked on the calls tracked here; it does not measure whether any view turned out to be right.
Rounding. Rates are rounded to whole percentages, so a small share can show as 0% even when some questions were challenging. The count beside each rate is exact; “none of N questions” means no question was challenging.
No questions recorded. “—” means there is nothing to calculate: no questions were recorded for that period on the calls tracked here. It does not mean there was no activity.
Fewer than 3 questions. A company-level rate is withheld when fewer than 3 questions were recorded for that company; the questions are still counted everywhere else.
Small samples. Profiles with fewer than 10 questions are marked Limited sample.
Reporting periods. Questions are grouped by the calendar quarter each company’s fiscal reporting period maps to, not by the date of the call. Periods without a calendar mapping are listed separately under their fiscal label.
Questions asked
Grouped by company, most questions first. Open a company to read its questions, newest reporting period first.
Showing 90 of 90 questions from 10 companies
ESSEssex Property Trust14 questions · 7 reporting periods · 4 of 14 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
I saw the RealPage litigation, but there was another litigation settlement as well. What was that?
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Kleiman confirmed it was unrelated to RealPage but declined further detail pending court approval.
do you think that the East side has the potential to put up numbers like we're seeing in Northern Cal?
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Kleiman said East Side upside hinges on demand and was more cautious on the magnitude of any CBD recovery.
Calendar 2026 Q1
the interest that you hear that they're receiving, is it what you expected? Or are you surprised by maybe the number of people who are coming to look at the portfolio?
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Asked about Seattle East Side versus CBD dynamics and where ESS wants to own more or divest. Also probed indirectly about the Camden SoCal portfolio sale process and appetite for California real estate from institutional investors.
can you just provide a little bit more color on how the market breaks out? Seattle CBD would certainly seem culturally to be a little bit more exciting than maybe sort of the 95 Bellevue.
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Asked about Seattle East Side versus CBD dynamics and where ESS wants to own more or divest. Also probed indirectly about the Camden SoCal portfolio sale process and appetite for California real estate from institutional investors.
Calendar 2025 Q4
given that advocacy is sort of a recurring part of operating assets and real estate in California, would these expenses just be a normal part of the business
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Challenged why advocacy costs are excluded from core FFO when they are a recurring cost of operating in California. Also asked whether 2021-vintage distressed deals from ultra-low rate era will create acquisition opportunities.
Do you see a lot of these deals coming to the market to trade? Or as you guys take a look at these deals that are having issues, most of them seem to be resolved internally between the existing spo...
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Challenged why advocacy costs are excluded from core FFO when they are a recurring cost of operating in California. Also asked whether 2021-vintage distressed deals from ultra-low rate era will create acquisition opportunities.
Calendar 2025 Q3
Seattle has got an interesting election coming up next week, with the Mayor and City Attorney that are both being challenged from the progressive side. So can you just give some thoughts on how the...
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Pushed back on the decision to shrink the DPE book arguing it provides better risk-adjusted returns than low-4% cap rate acquisitions. Also asked about Seattle election risks with progressives challenging the Mayor and City Attorney.
in the current environment where acquisition yields are in the 4s, which is well inside of where your stock is trading and the DPE, you guys have a long successful track record with and provides be...
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Pushed back on the decision to shrink the DPE book arguing it provides better risk-adjusted returns than low-4% cap rate acquisitions. Also asked about Seattle election risks with progressives challenging the Mayor and City Attorney.
Calendar 2025 Q2
But presumably, we would have thought that L.A. would have seen a pickup in demand. And I know that you guys and others articulated that, hey, single-family people are different than apartment peop...
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Challenged the LA demand narrative noting COVID unit replacement taking 5 years and expected fire-driven pickup that did not materialize. Also questioned the rationale for scaling back the successful mezz platform.
why the decision to scale back when you have a successful track record and two, Barb, can you just articulate the fourth quarter FFO impact because obviously, the number is below where consensus is.
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Challenged the LA demand narrative noting COVID unit replacement taking 5 years and expected fire-driven pickup that did not materialize. Also questioned the rationale for scaling back the successful mezz platform.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Just sort of curious your take on this AB-609, if it seems like finally Sequoia could be reined in
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Angela viewed the regulatory reform trend positively but cautioned it will take time, noting regulation has been proven to worsen the housing crisis.
Do you guys participate in helping those entities get their information?
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Angela confirmed Essex has no involvement in or control over third-party rent growth data publications.
Calendar 2024 Q4
are the positive changes being implemented, like, is that real-time or that's the hope, but right now it's not much really has changed on the ground
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Angela acknowledged policy change is heading in the right direction but implementation takes multiple years. Tech leasing is predominantly suburban.
is there any discussion about, you know, dialing back the ultimate powers that both these entities have to improve construction
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Angela acknowledged the interest in streamlining but noted multiple agencies make it complicated. Expressed optimism about LA benefiting from World Cup and Olympics.
UDRUDR, Inc.10 questions · 7 reporting periods · 3 of 10 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
So a question on the debt and preferred equity program. Understand that you are winding it down
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Bragg explained the mezz commitment predated the runoff decision; Toomey said competitive capital has compressed DPE risk-adjusted returns over 13 years.
Calendar 2026 Q1
How do you think about breaking into that high net worth and that whole distribution channel that the private REITs and those other structured products seem to enjoy
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Dave positioned as education opportunity, private REIT fees eat into yield, public REITs offer total return, liquidity, and transparency. Already have schedule of appearances and outreach planned. Toomey added: liquidity and daily pricing versus waiting on appraisals and redemption windows.
Calendar 2025 Q4
How have those changed in your markets? And second, what are you guys budgeting for legal political advocacy
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Toomey noted most markets' rent control not restrictive for UDR's asset quality. Montgomery County restrictive. Massachusetts ballot measure: coalition formed, feel good about succeeding. Salinas ballot to reinforce rent control rescission. Costs below California ballot measure levels, will update as clarity develops.
Calendar 2025 Q3
Are you guys nervous that retention may start to slip and what has been the saver may start to be a headwind
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Mike cited 600 bps turnover reduction since CX project launch in Q1 2023. Expects Q4 to continue improving YoY. Key drivers: 30,000 additional proactive touch points, move-in playbooks, positive reviews up to 5,000 from 1,500 last year. Toomey added housing policy tailwinds (Fannie/Freddie privatization could lift mortgage rates).
Calendar 2025 Q2
is your sense that tech is just sort of a percent -- a set percent of the business
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Joe outlined three tech layers: physical assets (Wi-Fi, SmartRent), PropTech funds ($150M+ committed, 20%+ IRR on closed investments), operational tech (CRM, cybersecurity). Toomey emphasized tech as offensive capability with AI requiring data infrastructure.
are you only looking at deals that you would actually potentially own
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Joe confirmed generally target ownable deals but recap pivot may reduce asset access. DPE at 2-2.5% of FFOA, comfortable at that level, don't want to grow to $1B or 5% of enterprise.
Calendar 2025 Q1
just trying to understand putting money out in Riverside versus elsewhere
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Joe explained land owned since 2019, first to hit 6% yield threshold, good location near downtown Riverside and campus.
just sort of curious what you guys are seeing overall in the transaction market and how buyers and sellers look at the disruption
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Andrew noted buyers focused on forward fundamentals and basis vs replacement cost rather than current rate volatility.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Are there any changes to underwriting or geographies that you would no longer look at? Or was the fill sort of an isolated one
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Joe cited lessons: lower LTC, more operating/recap deals (30%+ now have cash pay), better scenario analysis for rate moves.
do you feel that these efforts are truly accelerating overall earnings growth? Or is it sort of a pie mix where you can either push rent or push these other fees
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Joe described upfront all-in pricing transparency on website as key differentiator; internal studies confirm no rent cannibalization.
VMRKVivmark Residential10 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 10 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q1
how does that look versus buybacks as you judge the math
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Bob said stock is most compelling use of capital, development second-best. Atlanta development deals generating yields near implied stock cap rate with IRR spread above WACC. No cap rate compression assumed in math. Nearby Alpharetta comp traded at 4.5% cap vs 6% development yield. Mark emphasized underwriting based on spot costs vs spot rents, not forward growth assumptions.
how are you making the decision which markets sort of may have deeper longer challenges
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Mark identified reducing LA exposure as strategic goal, entertainment industry paradigm shift, not just cyclical. Downtown Seattle another potential strategic reduction. Bob described integrated portfolio approach: every asset underwritten against cost of capital, deciding between value-add renovation ($90M this year) or disposition. LA not currently salable at attractive prices.
Calendar 2025 Q4
are you guys sort of factoring in as you assess different markets in different regions sort of layering in, okay, what's the sort of regulatory, if you will, cost of operating in those markets
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Mark said EQR added per-unit litigation cost to California pro formas for all transactions. Also biases portfolio allocation away from markets with particularly challenging regulatory climates. Cited Downtown LA disposition partly motivated by difficult regulatory conditions. Combination of direct cost impact and strategic market avoidance.
Calendar 2025 Q3
are you seeing a ripple effect where the AI job hiring is benefiting other related industries and you're seeing net overall job growth?
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Michael cited SF migration data showing 4% more move-ins from outside California. NY showing residents who leave staying in the MSA at higher rates. Mark added that vast displacement claims are being made by those who benefit from AI boom. Colleges will need to teach AI skills. Their residents are digital natives who will adapt.
just curious where your headset is on the potential to reenter the convert market
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Mark explained 2006 converts were used for Lexford portfolio transition. Would consider again for asset-matching situations like big lease-up or renovation efforts. Accounting disclosure now favorable. Awkward to buy stock back and issue converts simultaneously. Opportunistic and infrequent issuer.
Calendar 2025 Q2
just wondering if there's been any change in foreign student appetite given they are a part -- an outsized part of that renter market
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Michael said students represent about 3% of occupied units. Boston student inbound through end of July slightly below 2024 levels with some softening in foreign inbound migration. Very small quantities so cautioned against reading too much in. Still a month to go in student season.
do you view the rent freezes as a net positive and more than offsetting quality of life concerns? Or are you more concerned about potential quality of life versus the ability to gain on market rents?
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Mark noted Mamdani has spoken about increasing housing supply and EQR is engaging through trade associations. Relatively small portfolio percentage subject to rent stabilization changes. Chicago quality of life has actually improved under new mayor. Dialogue shifting toward balancing justice and personal security.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Isn't there a sense that apartments are forward looking because of that leasing activity, that you can see what's going on over the next, call it three, four months
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Mark argued apartments differ from hospitality, people can't stop needing housing. Job insecurity doesn't immediately stop leasing. Not the same instant indicator as discretionary sectors.
Calendar 2024 Q4
From a federal level, do you guys have any sense update on any shift in how DOJ or FTC is looking at these?
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Mark said they're not in the FTC fee case. Flagged GSE privatization as worth watching. Noted most regulatory opportunities are at local/state level.
are you seeing any pricing differences setting out Sunbelt versus coastal meeting as people understand the regulatory changes
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Alex noted broad interest across all markets with aggressive cap rates even in supply-heavy Austin. San Francisco seeing renewed institutional interest.
CPTCamden Property Trust9 questions · 6 reporting periods · 1 of 9 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
did any of the Midwestern markets or any of those at all attractive to you
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Jessett said Camden targets markets leading the nation in population and employment growth and is watching outsized Midwest population gains but is wary of chasing a trend that may not last; it deep-dives two to three markets a year, with Nashville the last to screen in.
Calendar 2026 Q1
is this a jobs issue, or is this a supply issue?
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Jessett unequivocal: entirely a supply story, not jobs. Cited domestic migration, job creation, and corporate HQ relocations all favoring Camden markets. Supply down 20-60% year-over-year across most markets. Once absorbed, healthy revenue growth expected.
Calendar 2025 Q4
Can we just get a bit more color on the $14 million of legal expenses
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Jessett noted legal costs are specific actions that will resolve. Campo added 92% of political advocacy spend was California-focused, so exiting California essentially eliminates political action costs.
do you think the traditional sort of 20% rent to income still holds?
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Campo argued 19% rent-to-income remains sustainable. Real wage growth of 4-5% annually over 3-5 years. Average renter income $121K. Consumer confidence issues are psychological, driven by housing unaffordability and inflation narrative rather than actual financial distress.
Calendar 2025 Q3
what do you think is missing there? And do you think that the current setup where, as you just described, less home affordability, more propensity to rent, do you think it's finally the time
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Campo argued public-private values converge over time. Current 30% NAV discount is dislocation, not structural. Oden added playing field tilts between public and private cyclically. Current environment favors public companies on balance sheet and financing ability.
Calendar 2025 Q2
if we look at your implied fourth quarter versus the Street, fourth quarter implied for you guys is below the Street
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Jessett explained Q4 FFO drag is entirely from capital recycling program. Trading older high-CapEx assets at 5.1% AFFO yield for newer faster-growing assets creates short-term dilution.
do you think the growth in private credit as it pertains to funding real estate development is something to be worried about?
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Campo dismissed private credit supply risk. Mezz loans at 10-13% make developer economics worse, not better. Would only be concerning at 6-8% rates.
Calendar 2025 Q1
with the drop in oil prices, any ramifications down the Houston market? And out in L.A., with what's going on in Hollywood
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Campo dismissed oil price risk citing industry consolidation and efficiency. Chevron/Exxon continuing projects. LA properties at 96% occupied. Apple expanding in Houston.
can you just elaborate a little bit more what the cost advantages versus line of credit, why you do it
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Jessett detailed 50bps savings vs line of credit worth $0.03/share annually. Not incremental capacity, substitutes for line of credit. No impact to bond pricing.
FRTFederal Realty Investment Trust9 questions · 6 reporting periods · 2 of 9 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
do you get a sense that all the tenants are leasing you know, on full offense
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Probed whether leasing strength is offensive growth or tenants forced into scarce space. Management said it is a balance of both, but offense is the real driver.
Calendar 2026 Q1
Don, just a question on the new governor in Virginia. Certainly, you guys are used to operating in some other very deep blue states, but Virginia has taken a noticeable shift.
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Virginia political shift impact on development and consumer base
Calendar 2025 Q4
Don, you were among the standouts sticking with the Nareit FFO not going to Core. Real estate has a lot of -- there's a lot of cost, there's a lot of benefits, right?
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Core FFO metric rationale and management accountability
Calendar 2025 Q3
is that tenant looking to be on track for '26, meaning like should we expect sort of early in '26 that, that revenue would start flowing?
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CFO confirmed PwC (~40% of Santana West) straight-line rent recognition begins Q4 2025, driving incremental development POI in 2026.
do you find that the rents have been pushed in the same way?
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SVP Stu Biel confirmed rents in new markets have not been pushed as hard due to under-investment by prior owners. Significant runway to upgrade merchandising, improve sales, and push rents closer to comparable coastal levels.
Calendar 2025 Q2
is this one of these sort of feel- good, like ESG green things that companies do? Or is there like legit economics?
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CEO described a portfolio-wide exclusive arrangement with Mercedes that generates immediate economics, unlike typical one-off EV deals. Plans to replicate the structure with other EV brands for remaining properties.
is it really a function that just the big developments no longer work and hence, you need to go expand elsewhere?
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CEO explained it was retailer demand post-COVID that opened the door. Tenants told FRT they wanted the company in more markets. Success at Pembroke Pines and Virginia Gateway validated the approach.
Calendar 2024 Q4
your overall watch list and, you know, your confidence that your tenancy is in a good credit position.
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CFO detailed minimal exposure to troubled retailers. Container Store affirmed all leases. 75-100bp credit reserve is prudent normalization, not driven by specific concerns.
just sort of curious if you're sort of rethinking your traditional type scenarios like high affluent
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CEO was emphatic that quality standards will not decline; new markets will target best one or two centers in large but non-coastal cities with affluence and population density.
MAAMid-America Apartment Communities9 questions · 6 reporting periods · 2 of 9 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
are there other markets where maybe in previous cycles you would have said no, but now you are increasingly interested?
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Hill rejected supply-driven market entry, named Columbus as a market under consideration, and cited national job and population growth rankings.
Calendar 2026 Q1
it would sound like you think there's potential for upside, but yet you trimmed the top end and tightened the range. So can you just talk a little bit more about your decision to revisit guidance n...
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Clay explained the range was initially wider than typical due to macro uncertainty at year start. After one quarter of results and reduced uncertainty, tightened to normal range. Midpoint unchanged. Not a reflection of changed outlook, just normalizing the range width. Direct and clear.
Calendar 2025 Q4
As those leases roll and those renters face market rents, are you expecting a lot of churn
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Tim dismissed the risk: 110,000-120,000 fewer units in lease-up than at peak. Combined with lower turnover, fewer total available units. Still comes down to supply-demand picture of available units. Concession burn-off actually helps MAA's retention as residents know renewal is relatively better value. Direct and logical.
Calendar 2025 Q2
How much of it do you think is just pure rent fatigue over the past few years that new prospects even if they're relocating within the market or just sort of fed up with the rent increases
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Brad rejected rent fatigue thesis. Wage growth strongly positive, rent-to-income ratios improving (declining), 4-5% renewal increases accepted. Consumer confidence decline corresponded with Liberation Day uncertainty, affecting both operator and prospect psychology. Not a demand or affordability issue. Direct and emphatic.
do you have a sense for how much of this year's supply will slip into next year?
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Tim said supply slippage into 2026 is not material. Quarterly deliveries have dropped meaningfully over last 2 quarters with further acceleration expected in Q3/Q4. Slower leasing velocity more attributable to Q2 uncertainty than delayed deliveries. Direct.
Calendar 2025 Q1
do you see leasing as a good healthy leading indicator?
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Tim: Leasing is a better leading indicator now with more data and pre-leasing visibility. Collections, move-outs, and delinquency are also good indicators. No concerns on any front currently. Direct.
when do you think that you guys would have a sense of how much of the competitive supply potentially slips into next year?
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Tim: No supply slippage evident. 2025 deliveries above normal but declining. 2026 expected to drop significantly below long-term average. Real acceleration expected late 2025 into 2026. Direct.
Calendar 2024 Q4
How much of your how much of the math is coming from other income, meaning WiFi or cell service or waste or other services
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Brad said non-rent income is minimal. WiFi will be a bigger component as it rolls out. Valet trash and similar programs are not major focus. Focus is on resident value-add services like WiFi and self-touring. Direct.
how long do you think people because not everyone could be an all-cash buyer. So what is your sense for how long people are tolerating that negative leverage
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Brad noted this is one of the longest periods of negative leverage. Buyers are buying down interest rates and underwriting aggressive 2026+ recovery to justify spreads. Direct.
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BXPBXP, Inc.8 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 8 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
as the company strategizes for 2027, and sort of the priority, is the priority more towards
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Affirmed FFO per share growth as the priority but did not rank it against deleveraging or give a 2027 framework.
Calendar 2026 Q1
how you weigh starting a potential office deal future versus where the stock is trading right now
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Owen said 8%+ development yields are accretive versus the stock's look-through cap rate in the 7s. Residential projects will be more numerous but lower capital (20% BXP equity). Office will represent more invested capital in fewer, larger projects. Total pipeline likely stays at $3-4B but concentrated in fewer projects due to higher costs. Residential will generate fee income.
Calendar 2025 Q4
is there a way to reimagine leasing
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Doug explained turnkey builds reduce free rent and control completion dates. Delivering space in current condition allows faster revenue recognition. Mike added they provide leasing teams with structuring tools but ultimately it's a negotiation with clients.
Calendar 2025 Q3
how much the criteria have tightened up, meaning have yields been raised
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Owen said development yield requirements rose 100-200bp from pre-rate-hike 6-7% to 8%+. Combined with higher construction costs, this makes BXP more selective but still launched $2.5B of office development in 6 months. Cap rates on acquisitions are 150-200bp below development yields, making development more attractive.
Calendar 2025 Q2
should we think about others of the Norges JV assets being sold, are you guys buying out interest in others
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Owen clarified the 343 Madison JV partner is not Norges and the Norges partnership is stable with no buyouts in either direction. Partnerships continue evaluating new investments together.
what would be the earnings hit on an annualized basis? Just trying to understand as we think into next year
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Mike declined to give exact FFO impact as sales are still in process but stated the combined $600M of income-producing and land sales used to reduce borrowings would be non-dilutive to the company.
Calendar 2025 Q1
Do you still feel comfortable that we'll see this ramp up in the back half of the year?
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Mike confirmed Q3 and Q4 FFO needs to average about $1.78 to hit midpoint guidance, with the ramp driven by occupancy from signed and in-progress leases flowing through same-store NOI.
Calendar 2024 Q4
What are the risks or offsets? Like, for example, acquisitions that maybe dilutive or taking buildings out of service
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Doug projected meaningful NOI increases from same-property and development portfolios in 2026-2027. Mike flagged interest rate uncertainty as the primary offset from refinancing expiring bonds.
KIMKimco Realty8 questions · 7 reporting periods · 3 of 8 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
Do you see this as a material impact to FFO growth, meaning as you go through and listen to your ops guys
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Conor said accelerating openings and especially One Kimco's leverage on CapEx-free renewals is a meaningful FFO-growth driver, not just a minor contributor.
Calendar 2026 Q1
are you seeing a difference in how the tenants approach leasing?
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Jamieson confirmed tenants becoming more flexible on prototypes and aggressive on timing. Dollar Tree package approved and signed within March. Value engineering boxes to lower CapEx and accelerate openings. Sprouts construction team working to pull forward open dates.
Calendar 2025 Q4
can you just walk more through that and how you are balancing the desire to have Kimco Realty Corporation be a top earners grower versus the clear disconnect between where the stock is and the unde...
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Flynn explained low asset basis triggers sizable taxable gains on sales. 1031 exchanges primary shielding strategy. If gains cannot be fully deferred, special dividend may be required. Mission is to use 1031 exchanges to avoid.
Calendar 2025 Q3
can you just give an overview of the retailer environment? Are there just very few deals out there
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Cooper explained Family Dollar investment collateralized by owned real estate at heavy discount. Strategy is opportunity-driven. Active portfolio reviews with every retailer that owns significant real estate. Flynn noted Albertsons sold in early 2024.
Calendar 2025 Q2
I just want to get a sense of if you think that this business is sustainable at a run rate. Or if your view of this business is, it's more a moment in time
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Cooper emphasized few institutional operators providing this capital, making it a differentiator. Flynn added the ROFO/ROFR pipeline gives last look on generationally owned assets that rarely trade.
Calendar 2025 Q1
either you guys are packing a lot more punch in there that gave you the confidence to raise, or what else is giving you that comfort?
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Flynn cited traffic as leading indicator, sign-but-not-open pipeline visibility, rock solid leasing demand. Cohen added Q1 was a penny ahead of budget with Party City staying longer and better operating metrics.
How much extra you're getting out of it and curious, I don't know if you still break out the performance, but how the same-store of that portfolio is trending
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Flynn highlighted 9.9% same-site NOI from RPT as first year of Kimco team execution. Mary Brickell Village cited as crown jewel with significant mark-to-market and density upside.
Calendar 2024 Q4
Just a question on small shop. Sort of stagnated around 97.7, 97.8. And just sort of curious if this is sort of a frictional cap
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Jamieson explained RPT's lower small shop occupancy (88%+) dragged blended metrics. Legacy Kimco over 92%. Goal to break through 91.8% ceiling with focus on 6,000-9,000 sq ft spaces.
SPGSimon Property Group7 questions · 7 reporting periods · 0 of 7 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q2
as you look to monetize the visitor count, is this something that you think is near term
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Eli pre-announced the Simon Media Network to leverage first-party customer insights across billions of annual visits, over 4,000 in-house screens, Simon+, ShopSimon and Simon Search, describing it as a double-digit growth business with big long-term upside.
Calendar 2026 Q1
do you see opportunity where whether they're mini data centers or maybe even converting the entire site to data center
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SPG explored data center options 18 months ago with operators but could not find viable opportunities. Power availability is less than expected. Would sell if economics warrant it.
Calendar 2025 Q4
is your view that as, you know, presumably the economy grows all these other revenue levers that you guys have will
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David said unproductive retailers being replaced with higher-rent tenants. Saks paying $18M, replacement tenants will pay $30M for half the portfolio. Bullish on economy despite tariff headwinds.
Calendar 2025 Q3
can you help us understand sort of the pricing of the final 12% and how that relates to the 7.25%
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David said all 4 TRG transactions combined = 7.25%+ on today's numbers; with synergies, north of 8%. The final 12% alone was 6.25%-6.5%. Expects comp NOI growth to accelerate with TRG.
Calendar 2025 Q2
what is the return threshold, the gap that you need when you go externally versus ability to reinvest internally
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David said not either/or given balance sheet capacity. Focus on NAV creation through both channels. More trades likely but not a massive wave. Quoted Marc Rowan: purchase price matters.
Calendar 2025 Q1
it sounds like the consumer is fine despite what we read in online in the newspapers
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David said consumer fine but cautious. Sales flat through March; expects up YTD including April with Easter shift. Tourism to US will be cautious. International portfolios stable.
Calendar 2024 Q4
is this back to sort of the old Simon days pre-pandemic where you guys just had strong internal growth that was accelerating
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David confirmed growth is portfolio-driven, Catalyst excluded from $12.40-$12.65 guidance. OPI investments are small and FFO is wrong metric for them.
AVBAvalonBay Communities6 questions · 6 reporting periods · 0 of 6 challenging
Calendar 2026 Q1
the pace of lease-ups that you had
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Sean noted lease-up velocity of 32 homes/month well ahead of historical 23/month, at rents slightly above pro forma. Strong demand despite broader market caution.
Calendar 2025 Q4
since you launched the CP program a year ago
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Kevin discussed the CP program's role in providing flexible short-term funding, noting it complements existing capital structure.
Calendar 2025 Q3
the asset sales, the $585 million in the quarter
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Matt explained 2 of 6 dispositions were legacy Archstone assets and 4 were developments. Slight economic loss driven by specific asset mix, not broad portfolio weakness.
Calendar 2025 Q2
there's the debate over return to office, how that's impacting apartments
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Sean noted return-to-office has not been a negative for suburban portfolio broadly, with only one or two markets showing any effect over the past year.
Calendar 2025 Q1
The seasonal OpEx increase in the second quarter, can you just walk through that
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Kevin explained Q2 OpEx ramp from R&M, utilities, and property taxes. On D.C., hearing concerns from residents but no data impact yet.
Calendar 2024 Q4
fee income has been a popular topic
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Ben Schall explained disposition decisions balance regulatory risk reduction with new investment in favorable markets, noting the bar is higher for reinvesting in high-regulation areas.
Challenge rate by company
Every company this analyst questioned, most questions first. A company-level rate is shown from 3 questions; below that it is withheld.
| Company | Questions | Challenge rate |
|---|---|---|
| ESS Essex Property Trust | 14 | 29%4 of 14 questions |
| UDR UDR, Inc. | 10 | 30%3 of 10 questions |
| VMRK Vivmark Residential | 10 | 0%none of 10 questions |
| CPT Camden Property Trust | 9 | 11%1 of 9 questions |
| FRT Federal Realty Investment Trust | 9 | 22%2 of 9 questions |
| MAA Mid-America Apartment Communities | 9 | 22%2 of 9 questions |
| BXP BXP, Inc. | 8 | 0%none of 8 questions |
| KIM Kimco Realty | 8 | 38%3 of 8 questions |
| SPG Simon Property Group | 7 | 0%none of 7 questions |
| AVB AvalonBay Communities | 6 | 0%none of 6 questions |
- ESSEssex Property Trust · 14 questions29%4 of 14 questions
- UDRUDR, Inc. · 10 questions30%3 of 10 questions
- VMRKVivmark Residential · 10 questions0%none of 10 questions
- CPTCamden Property Trust · 9 questions11%1 of 9 questions
- FRTFederal Realty Investment Trust · 9 questions22%2 of 9 questions
- MAAMid-America Apartment Communities · 9 questions22%2 of 9 questions
- BXPBXP, Inc. · 8 questions0%none of 8 questions
- KIMKimco Realty · 8 questions38%3 of 8 questions
- SPGSimon Property Group · 7 questions0%none of 7 questions
- AVBAvalonBay Communities · 6 questions0%none of 6 questions
Activity by reporting period
Questions recorded for each calendar quarter that companies’ reporting periods map to (not the call date), with the challenge rate for that period. Periods inside the range with no questions are shown as “No questions recorded”.
| Calendar period | Questions | Challenge rate | Companies |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 Q4 | 14 | 21%3 of 14 questions | 9 |
| 2025 Q1 | 14 | 0%none of 14 questions | 9 |
| 2025 Q2 | 17 | 41%7 of 17 questions | 10 |
| 2025 Q3 | 12 | 17%2 of 12 questions | 9 |
| 2025 Q4 | 12 | 8%1 of 12 questions | 10 |
| 2026 Q1 | 12 | 8%1 of 12 questions | 10 |
| 2026 Q2 | 9 | 11%1 of 9 questions | 8 |
- 2024 Q414 questions · challenge rate 21% (3 of 14 questions) · 9 companies
- 2025 Q114 questions · challenge rate 0% (none of 14 questions) · 9 companies
- 2025 Q217 questions · challenge rate 41% (7 of 17 questions) · 10 companies
- 2025 Q312 questions · challenge rate 17% (2 of 12 questions) · 9 companies
- 2025 Q412 questions · challenge rate 8% (1 of 12 questions) · 10 companies
- 2026 Q112 questions · challenge rate 8% (1 of 12 questions) · 10 companies
- 2026 Q29 questions · challenge rate 11% (1 of 9 questions) · 8 companies
Topics
Topics tagged on this analyst’s questions.
- Capital Allocation33
- Demand20
- Competitive Dynamics16
- Guidance Reliability13
- Regulation Policy13
- Revenue Growth12
- Macroeconomic9
- Capex Investment7
- M&A7
- Geographic Expansion6
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- Pricing6
- Innovation & R&D4
- Credit4
- Margin3
- Cost Pressure3
- Labor Market2
- Trade Tariffs1