International Business News - WRI http://www.ibtimes.com All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 400 100 http://www.ibtimes.com/ http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Shares of real estate investment trusts traded mixed Wednesday after a Stifel Nicolaus and Co. analyst upgraded the ratings of 13 companies on attractive pricing and other factors. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081126/sector-snap-reits-mixed-after-analyst-upgrades.htm Wed, 26 Nov 2008 11:40:08 EST Weingarten Realty Investors on Thursday priced its offering of 3 million shares at $34.20 apiece, sending its shares tumbling. That price represents a discount of 2.5 percent to the stock's closing price Wednesday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20081002/weingarten-prices-3m-share-issue-at-34-20-apiece.htm Thu, 02 Oct 2008 11:27:46 EDT Weingarten Realty Investors said Thursday it expects to incur costs of up to $2 million to cover damages and closures caused by Hurricane Ike. The real estate investment firm said all but three of its properties in the Texas areas affected by the storm are back in business. Those properties, in Galveston, Texas, accounted for less than half of 1 percent of net operating income in the first half of 2008. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080925/weingarten-sees-up-to-2m-in-costs-from-ike.htm Thu, 25 Sep 2008 10:15:12 EDT Shares of Weingarten Realty Investors fell Thursday after two analysts downgraded the stock to "Sell," forecasting weakness in the real estate investment trust's portfolio going forward. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20080508/shares-of-weingarten-realty-investors-fall-on-downgrades.htm Thu, 08 May 2008 11:55:59 EDT