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REIT Outlook and Top Real Estate Issues to Watch for in 2019 June 5, 2019

REIT Outlook and Top Real Estate Issues to Watch for in 2019

Will the economy maintain momentum in 2019, boosting demand for commercial real estate, and keeping property prices on their upward path? Or are there signs of weakening in the foundation that could lead to a downturn? Will the Fed keep raising interest rates, or are they...
FS/KKR Announce Plan of Merger for Non-Traded BDCs June 4, 2019

FS/KKR Announce Plan of Merger for Non-Traded BDCs

FS/KKR Advisor, LLC, a partnership between FS Investments and KKR Credit Advisors, LLC, announced on June 3, 2019, a definitive agreement to merge four non-traded BDCs under its advisement:  FS Investment Corporation II (“FSIC II”), FS Investment Corporation III...
The Evolving State of the Retail Sector May 22, 2019

The Evolving State of the Retail Sector

The retail sector has suffered adverse headlines during the current economic expansion, but a closer examination of brick-and-mortar retailing shows the present and future are bright. The pressure from online retailers...
April NTR Sales Climb, Expected to Exceed $910 Million May 22, 2019

April NTR Sales Climb, Expected to Exceed $910 Million

Reporting nontraded REITs booked capital raise of $910.7 million in April, up 16% from the $786.4 million total for March and up 121% from the $412.6 million monthly average for the same NTRs in Q4 2018. Blackstone REIT saw capital raise increase in April by 23.7%, but...
Gimme Shelter: REITs and Trade Disputes May 15, 2019

Gimme Shelter: REITs and Trade Disputes

Bickering between the United States and China has threatened to turn into a full-blown trade war, as leaders of each country have ratcheted up tariffs on imports from the other country. Analysts fear that...
Duff & Phelps Analyst Positive on REIT Valuations May 15, 2019

Duff & Phelps Analyst Positive on REIT Valuations

Ross Prindle, managing director and global head of the real estate advisory group at Duff & Phelps, participated in a video interview at Nareit’s REITwise: 2019 Law, Accounting & Finance Conference in San Antonio...

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