REITs Bolstered by Stimulus Measures, Functioning Capital Markets, & Broad Array of Financing Options

Gina Szymanski, portfolio manager and director at AEW Capital Management, an affiliate of Natixis Investment Managers, joined the latest edition of the Nareit REIT Report podcast.Szymanski discussed some of the differences between the current COVID-19 crisis and the global financial crisis. She pointed to the size and pace of fiscal and monetary stimulus as “the biggest difference by far.”“During the last crisis the Fed was still learning how to be creative. This time around they are very aware of the playbook," Szymanski said.