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Resource Apartment REIT III Will Close Primary Offering October 31
On October 24, 2019, the board of directors of Resource Apartment REIT III, Inc. approved the termination of the REIT’s primary public offering stage effective…
SmartStop Self Storage REIT Announces $200 Million Preferred Stock Sale to Extra Space Storage
On October 29, 2019, SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“the Company”) entered into a preferred stock purchase agreement with Extra Space Storage LP, a subsidiary of…
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Will Industrial Activity Continue to Grow in 2020?
Industrial activity in the Western US hit new records in 2019. Can we expect more of the same from the market next year? It’s becoming a top-of-mind question…
Greg Brown: Rent Control Is A Failed Policy
“Rent control is a failed policy,” said Greg Brown, SVP for government affairs at the National Apartment Association, in the opening panel at…
Retail Posts Positive Quarter
So much for the much-talked-about retail apocalypse. The retail sector is in growth mode on the heels of a quarter of positive numbers…
REIT returns outperform real estate funds – report
Real estate investment trusts outperformed unlisted equity real estate over a 20-year period ended 2017, according to a report by…
Third Quarter Sales Volume Declines, as Investors Grapple with High Pricing
Evidence continues to mount that real estate investors are becoming more cautious as investment sales volume in the third quarter fell…
CTT Auction Bid Prices for Shares of Nontraded REITs
In today’s report from CTT Auctions, a site that provides liquidity to shareholders in nontraded REITs that are not able to sell their shares via…
One Last Look at the American Realty Capital Trust III Merger with ARCP
In our article entitled “Re-Visiting American Realty Capital Trust III Merger with ARCP” we suggested that the merger of American Realty Capital Trust III (“ARCT III”) into…
New York City REIT Announces $20.26 Estimated NAV Per Share
On October 24, 2019, the independent directors of the Board of New York City REIT, Inc., who comprise a majority of the Board, unanimously approved an…
Foreign Investors Ramp Up Multifamily Acquisitions
Foreign investors continue to spend money on apartment properties in the U.S., even while they may be slowing down on purchases of assets…
Blackstone Group Third Quarter Earnings Call and BREIT Capital Raise
In Blackstone Group’s October 23 Earnings Call Transcript, Jonathan D. Gray, General Partner, President, COO and Director mentioned that inflows to Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust (“BREIT”) reached…
ADISA Announces Winners of its ACE, Distinguished Service and President’s Awards
ADISA, the nation’s largest trade association for the alternative and direct investment space, announced today the 2019 winners of its A Champion of Excellence (ACE), Distinguished Service and President’s awards. The awards were presented…
Which nontraded REIT recently sold an industrial property in Ohio for $30.3 million?
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What lending rate will replace LIBOR as the basis for variable rate debt contracts currently in the debt financing mix of many nontraded REITs?
Answer: LIBOR is a scandal-plagued benchmark that is used to set the price of trillions of dollars of loans and derivatives globally. A group of banks and regulators in 2017 settled on a replacement created by the Federal Reserve known as the…
W.P. Carey-Sponsored Carey Watermark Lodging NTRs to Merge
On October 22, 2019, Carey Watermark Investors Incorporated (“CWI”) and Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (“CWI2”) announced an agreement to merge in an all-stock deal…
Should Secondary Markets Be Your Next Real Estate Investment Move?
There is no doubt about it: A migration is afoot. I see it every day, in every market my firm operates in: More and more young professionals, working-class families and senior citizens are choosing to move…
The Market Is Still Not Seeing Enough Affordable and Workforce Housing
Developers are likely to finish work on more than 100,000 new or renovated apartments affordable to low-income families in 2019. It will not be enough to satisfy…
MacKenzie Realty Capital Accepts Tender of 19,945 Shares at $9.00 Per Share
In an SEC filing on October 22, MacKenzie Realty Capital, Inc. said it has received and accepted a total of approximately 19,945 shares in its tender offer dated November 14, 2018. Upon completion…
