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

Outlook For Reits: Lawrence Raiman – Credit Suisse First Boston

LAWRENCE D. RAIMAN is a Managing Director at Credit Suisse First Boston. He was previously associated with Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette prior to the recent merger. Prior to that Mr. Raiman worked for PaineWebber. He received a BS in Accounting from the Pennsylvania State University and an MBA in Finance from Columbia Business School. Mr. Raiman is a Certified Public Accountant and a member of NAREIT, International Council of Shopping Centers, Urban Land Institute, and various other real estate trade organizations. Profile
TWST: What are the trends or issues in 2000 that have set the stage for

REITs in 2001?

Mr. Raiman: In our view, the industry's significant rally in 2000 took

some of the wind out of the