Consider a REIT that holds high quality office buildings in some of the best locations in the US. The REIT is currently traded at a price of $64/share and there are 130 million shares outstanding.

Using the information below answer the following questions:

Expected next year total revenue: $750M

Expected next year total expenses (including interest and depreciation): $380M

Expected next year depreciation: $90M

Expected next year interest: $70M

Total debt: $1.6B

Current office CAP in the US: 4.5% to 6.0% depending on quality and location.

a. What is your estimation for a fair market value for a share of the REIT described?

b. What is your estimation for a fair price to pay for a share of the REIT described, if you require an 7.5% rate of return on an unlevered basis and expect the REIT to increase NOI at an average rate of 2.5%? Should you buy shares of that REIT?