Financial Services >> Analyst Interviews >> February 27, 2001

Investing In Reits: Jay Habermann – Credit Suisse First Boston

JAY HABERMANN covers REITs for Credit Suisse First Boston as part of the firm's Real Estate Group in Equity Research. He is a member of Larry Raiman's research team, which was named a third-teamer in the Institutional Investor All-American Research Team in the REIT category in 2000. Prior to joining Credit Suisse First Boston, Mr. Habermann was an Associate Analyst at Salomon Smith Barney, also covering retail and triple net REITs. He received his BA in Economics from Colgate University. Profile
TWST: Looking at the retail REIT sector over the past 12 months, what

are the key issues that pour over into the next 12 months?

Mr. Habermann: Looking back at 2000 from a macro perspective,