Highwoods Properties | 13,594 followers on LinkedIn. You've Come to the Right Place. | Highwoods Properties, headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina, is a publicly traded (NYSE:HIW) real estate investment trust (“REIT”) and a member of the S&P MidCap 400 Index. The Company is a fully-integrated office REIT that owns, develops, acquires, leases and manages properties primarily in the best business districts (BBDs) of Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Nashville, Orlando, Pittsburgh, Raleigh, Richmond and Tampa. Highwoods is driven by a culture that honors integrity, fosters hard work, rewards creativity and builds team spirit.