Dirk Aulabaugh, Managing Director of Green Street’s Advisory and Consulting group, says the market is open for non-traditional REIT IPOs (prisons, billboards, document storage etc). He also sees opportunities for industrial REIT IPOs and mall privatizations. Dirk advises companies to keep an eye on where their sector is trading as an early indicator of whether an IPO would be viable, and pay close attention to the key value drivers that make for a valuable company in the eyes of shareholders.