«This acquisition comprehensively advances Realty Income's strategic objectives of increasing its revenue generated by
investment grade tenants and further diversifying its portfolio outside of the retail industry,» Realty Income CEO Tom A. Lewis said in a statement.
Lenders are more closely scrutinizing lower level
investment grade tenants as well as non-investment grade deals.
The REIT currently has 370 properties in 39 states, 60 percent of which are
investment grade tenants.
However, it's worth noting that most of National Retail's tenants are mostly non-investment grade businesses, which are ostensibly riskier that
investment grade tenants in the event of a recession.
Realty Income Corporation is the largest net lease real estate investment trust (REIT) in the U.S.The REIT is highly diversified and enjoys a regular stream of cash flows from
investment grade tenants.
«The market for net leased Walgreens remains strong as investors are attracted to
investment grade tenanted properties with long term leases,» said Blankstein, president of The Boulder Group.
Not exact matches
As referenced above, Kite is not immune to weaker
tenants like Toys - R - Us and Bed, Bath, & Beyond; however, many of Kit's top
tenants are
investment grade - rated:
More importantly, 77 % of its total portfolio rent is from retail
tenants characterized by service - driven businesses, non-discretionary industries, low price points, and / or
investment grade - rated credit.
«One of the key factors was the long - term lease — nearly 15 years — with an
investment -
grade tenant.»
Capital Lease Funding specializes in financing properties that are net leased, primarily by
investment -
grade credit
tenants.
Capital Lease Funding offers a solution to lower
investment grade and non-
investment grade tenants with its 10 - year credit
tenant lease program that uses a 20 - year amortization schedule.
«It used to be that all that was necessary was a good location and an
investment -
grade tenant.
If a single -
tenant development features an
investment -
grade tenant and a long - term lease — 20 or more years, for example — developers may be able to maximize leverage with credit
tenant lease (CTL) financing.
The value of the property is it's location and strength of the
tenant whether they are credit
grade and then
investment grade BBB - or better on top of that.
Paul McDowell, senior vice president and a founder and partner at CLF, says that while classic net - lease financing is for a stand - alone property that is 100 % net leased to a credit - rated
tenant, «we see a lot of properties that have combinations of credit
tenants and some percentage of non-credit or less - than -
investment -
grade tenants as well.»
So, what follows assumes that the property itself is an
investment grade property in a good location that would attract a well qualified
tenant.
By «
investment grade» we mean that we intend to invest in properties leased to blue chip
tenants and / or companies with
investment grade credit ratings.
There is no guarantee all of our properties will be leased to blue chip
tenants or companies with
investment grade credit ratings.
Blue chip and
investment grade descriptions are those of either
tenants and / or guarantors with
investment grade credit ratings or whose non-guarantor parent companies have
investment grade credit ratings or Bloomberg equivalent ratings.
The major drawback is that
tenants are less likely to have
investment grade ratings, are more likely to default and judging the future fortunes of any real estate market is not an exact science.
«This property will further enhance our ability to generate stable, predictable income for our shareholders by providing current income from an
investment -
grade rated
tenant under a long - term lease.»
«Both Family Dollar and USAA are welcomed additions to our roster of
investment -
grade tenants.»
Investors are rushing to grab properties occupied by
investment -
grade tenants — especially those rated «A» and above, says David Steinwedell, CIO of Wells Real Estate Funds, an Atlanta - based real estate
investment management firm with a $ 1.5 billion portfolio of predominantly single -
tenant properties.
We have acquired over 11 million square feet of real estate assets and we partner with a variety of
tenants — from middle market private businesses to
investment grade rated companies.