Highwoods Properties, INC.: insider trades · United States · SEC (Form 4)

About Highwoods Properties, INC.

HIGHWOODS PROPERTIES, INC. (ticker: HIW) is a U.S.-listed real estate company traded on the NYSE and focused on office real estate. For international investors, Highwoods is best understood as a mid-cap U.S. REIT with a portfolio concentrated in high-quality office buildings in major business districts across the Southeast and selected Sun Belt markets. The company is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, and describes itself as a fully integrated office REIT, meaning it not only owns properties but also develops, acquires, leases, operates, and manages them. ([highwoods.com](https://highwoods.com/for-our-investors?utm_source=openai)) Highwoods’ core business is the ownership and operation of Class A office assets, generally positioned to serve corporate tenants that value premium locations, quality buildings, and professional property management. Its main business lines include leasing, asset management, development, and selective portfolio recycling through acquisitions and dispositions. According to the company’s investor materials and REIT industry listings, Highwoods is primarily active in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Raleigh, Richmond, and Tampa, giving it a concentrated footprint in business hubs that have benefited from long-term population and employment growth. ([highwoods.com](https://highwoods.com/for-our-investors?utm_source=openai)) Founded in 1970, Highwoods has built its platform around a disciplined geographic strategy rather than national scale for its own sake. That focus is a key part of its competitive positioning: management can deepen tenant relationships, understand local submarkets, and allocate capital to the strongest locations within its chosen markets. At the same time, the company remains exposed to the broader structural challenges facing the office sector, including hybrid work trends, tenant downsizing, and uneven demand across submarkets. Those factors are important for investors to weigh when assessing office REIT cash flows and valuation multiples. ([highwoods.com](https://highwoods.com/for-our-investors?utm_source=openai)) From a market-position standpoint, Highwoods stands out as a focused office REIT rather than a diversified real estate platform. Nareit identifies the company as an office REIT and notes that it is part of the S&P MidCap 400 Index, which supports its visibility among U.S. listed REITs. The company’s strategy emphasizes high-quality assets in stronger submarkets instead of broad expansion, which can be attractive when capital is scarce and underwriting discipline matters more than growth at any price. ([reit.com](https://www.reit.com/investing/reit-directory/highwoods-properties-inc?utm_source=openai)) Recent publicly available materials continue to point to an active capital-markets and disclosure profile, including SEC filings and Form 4 insider transaction reporting. In 2026, market data services and company disclosures still describe the portfolio as centered on office properties in core markets, with ongoing focus on portfolio quality and capital discipline. For French-speaking investors, HIW offers a clear way to gain exposure to U.S. office real estate on the NYSE in the United States, but with sector-specific risk tied to the office recovery cycle and local market fundamentals. ([highwoods.com](https://www.highwoods.com/for-our-investors/financials/sec-filings?utm_source=openai))