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Kevin Brown

Kevin Brown, CFA, is a senior equity analyst on the finance team for Morningstar Research Services LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Morningstar, Inc. He covers apartment, healthcare, and hotel REITs and real estate service companies in the United States.

Before joining Morningstar in 2018, Brown worked at an asset-management company focused on global real estate, spending nine years covering healthcare and hotel REITs.

Brown holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Dartmouth College. He also holds the Chartered Financial Analyst® designation.

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Regency Centers Earnings: High Re-Leasing Spreads and Two Major Development Projects

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Host Hotels Earnings: Hotel Operations Decline as Expense Growth Outpaces Revenue Growth

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Realty Income Earnings: Equity and Debt Issuances Used to Fund Over $3 Billion of Acquisitions

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Federal Realty Earnings: Solid Net Operating Income Growth Once Nonrecurring Items Removed

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Simon Property Group Earnings: Rising Occupancy and Rent Offset by Lower Retail Investment Income

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Ventas Earnings: Despite Small Occupancy Decline, Senior Housing Drives Total Company Growth

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Park Hotels Earnings: Results in Line With Expectations; San Francisco Hotel Debt Payments Stopped

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AvalonBay Earnings: Expense Growth Outpaces High Revenue Growth as Expected

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Welltower Earnings: Senior Housing Continues to Recover as Company Announces $2.3 Billion in Deals

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Essex Property Trust Earnings: Higher-Than-Anticipated Revenue Growth Leads to Guidance Raise

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Healthpeak Earnings: Same-Store Net Operating Income Better Than We Anticipated

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Pebblebrook Earnings: Hotel EBITDA Declines Due to Tough 2022 Comparison

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Equity Residential Earnings: Mid-5% Same-Store Growth for Revenue, Expense, and Net Operating Income

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Apartment Income REIT Earnings: Strong Revenue and NOI Growth Despite Falling Occupancy

Jul 31, 2023

Invitation Homes Earnings: Announces Large Portfolio Acquisition Alongside Strong Rent Growth

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Sun Communities Earnings: Strong Rent Growth Drives Solid Same-Store Net Operating Income Growth

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Kimco Realty Earnings: Newly Signed Leases for Anchor Space Drive High Re-Leasing Spreads

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Undervalued by 50% and Yielding Nearly 5%, This REIT Is a Buy

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