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The impact of remote working on commercial real estate

For decades, one of the biggest markers of prestige for a business was its property: an imposing, large-scale office building was the sign of a truly successful company.

Five Takeaways from the RealInsight 5th Annual Real Estate Private Equity Summit

Topics included the disruption in the retail real estate sector, fears surrounding the current long economic expansion and top markets and asset classes to look to for the future.

Warehouses Are Getting Bigger, Taller, Faster

Builders are sinking record sums into the space because of e-commerce—and robots.

What percentage of the nontraded BDCs covered in the Second Quarter Nontraded BDC Industry Review reported a majority of their assets as Senior Debt?

Answer: 11 of the 14 nontraded BDCs reported a majority of their assets as Senior Debt, resulting in 78.6%.

Surprise! The SEC Is Here! Are You Prepared?

How RIAs should handle the SEC’s unannounced examinations.

Are The Proposed Fiduciary Rules Good For Investors?

The additional liability on investment advisors would provide greater transparency for investors and more information to help them make the right decisions, KBS’s Chuck Schreiber tells GlobeSt.com.

Which Nontraded BDC reported the lowest Annualized Operating Expense Ratio in through the first two quarters of 2017?

Answer: NexPoint Capital, Inc. recorded an Annualized Operating Expense Ratio of 1.80%. The next lowest ratio was recorded by CION Investment

FINRA Makes Advisory Committees More Transparent

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Survey Reveals Financial Services Industry Slow to Adopt Growth-Driving Initiatives

Nearly Three Quarters of Financial Professionals View Political and Regulatory Uncertainty as the Main Challenge to Business

Exclusive Research Reveals Stable Outlook for the Multifamily Sector

While sentiment has dampened slightly, investors still prefer apartments over other commercial real estate property types.

Bluerock Residential Growth REIT Beats FFO Estimates

“…Bluerock attributed much of its total revenue growth to the past year’s significant investment activity and pointed to this year’s sale of four properties as an offsetting factor.”

Through the first six months of 2017, what percentage of total capital raise in the Nontraded BDC sector was recorded by the top three Nontraded BDCs?

Answer: Of the $558.6 million raised, 58.2% of total capital raise came from the following three BDCs: FS Investment Corporation III ($137.8 million), FS Investment Corporation IV ($114.1 million), and Carey Credit Income Fund, Shares 2016 T and I ($73.4 million). Note: Carey Credit Income Fund is now known as Guggenheim Credit Income Fund

An Introduction to Interval Funds

Closed-end interval funds are a relatively new way for investors to participate in alternative investments like real estate. But what are they, and how are they different from other real estate offerings?

FINRA board rife with conflicts of interest, new report finds

A new report by a group of securities arbitration attorneys calls into question FINRA’s ability to protect investors given alleged conflicts of interests on its board.

DC Area Leads In Suburban Office Construction For 2018

In general office development is shifting to the suburbs across the nation as space tightens in urban and CBD areas, according to Yardi Systems.

Activism and Re-Awakened Value Hunting Sparks Private Investor Interest in Mall REITs

REIT sector experts say the attention that the retail sector is now receiving is long overdue.

American Realty Capital New York City REIT Executes Three New Leases at 123 William Street

American Realty Capital New York City REIT, Inc. (“NYCR” or the “Company”), a public non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”), announced today that it has entered into three new leases totaling approximately 67,000 square feet at 123 William Street in Manhattan.