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Economy Watch: Slumping Gas Prices Good News for Retailers August 16, 2016

Economy Watch: Slumping Gas Prices Good News for Retailers

      Economy Watch: Slumping Gas Prices Good News for Retailers August 11, 2016 | by Dees Stribling | Commercial Property Executive With gas prices expected to fall in the next few months, the more consumers will likely spend on other things, which is good news for retailers. Another good-news report for retailers ahead of…
US Office Rebounds, Vacancies Drop August 12, 2016

US Office Rebounds, Vacancies Drop

    US Office Rebounds, Vacancies Drop AUGUST 11, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com Reports from Avison Young and Lee & Associates note that a handful of the largest office markets account for the lion’s share of new construction. After a sluggish first quarter, the US office market saw a return to form in…
REITs Looking for Sustainability Standardization, Consultant Says August 12, 2016

REITs Looking for Sustainability Standardization, Consultant Says

    REITs Looking for Sustainability Standardization, Consultant Says AccountAbility CEO Sunny Misser discusses his firm’s analysis of REITs’ ESG programs. 7/29/2016 | By Allen Kenney Published in the July/August 2016 issue of REIT magazine. AccountAbility, a global consulting firm that specializes in corporate responsibility and sustainability, has worked with NAREIT for the past year…
Hines REIT Begins Property Selloff August 12, 2016

Hines REIT Begins Property Selloff

    Hines REIT Begins Property Selloff Preferred Apartment Communities Buys 7 Grocery-Anchored Centers; Fortis Buys Chase Tower August 9, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer | CoStar Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has begun proceeding with its plan of liquidation. This week, Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. acquired seven grocery-anchored shopping centers with 650,400 rentable…
National Storage Affiliates Trust Buys 22-Property California Self-Storage Portfolio From W. P. Carey Affiliate August 12, 2016

National Storage Affiliates Trust Buys 22-Property California Self-Storage Portfolio From W. P. Carey Affiliate

    National Storage Affiliates Trust Buys 22-Property California Self-Storage Portfolio From W. P. Carey Affiliate August 5, 2016 | Inside Self Storage National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has acquired a 22-property self-storage portfolio in California from CPA:17 – Global, a publicly held, non-traded REIT…
Blackstone jumps into nontraded REIT market August 12, 2016

Blackstone jumps into nontraded REIT market

    Blackstone jumps into nontraded REIT market Firm wants to raise $5 billion in first venture, possibly through wirehouses Aug 10, 2016 @ 12:35 pm | By Bruce Kelly| Investment News Wall Street alternative investment giant The Blackstone Group, with $356 billion in assets, is diving into the beleaguered nontraded real estate investment trust marketplace,…
Self-Storage Cap Rate Compression Slows, but Sector Popularity Continues August 9, 2016

Self-Storage Cap Rate Compression Slows, but Sector Popularity Continues

    Self-Storage Cap Rate Compression Slows, but Sector Popularity Continues Aug 01, 2016 | Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate Investor The self-storage sector’s appeal seems to defy convention. Self-storage assets lack the architectural themes and fine details that produce trophy properties in the office and retail sectors. No gleaming lobbies or guest amenities like…
DOL fiduciary rule’s ‘grandfathering’ exemption may be lost by changing firms August 9, 2016

DOL fiduciary rule’s ‘grandfathering’ exemption may be lost by changing firms

      DOL fiduciary rule's 'grandfathering' exemption may be lost by changing firms Regulatory experts believe there's a strong likelihood advisers would lose the grandfathering exemption granted under the DOL rule simply by switching RIAs or broker-dealers Jul 26, 2016 @ 1:50 pm | By Greg Iacurci | Investment News Advisers banking on “grandfathering” pre-existing investments…
JLL Income Property Trust Buys Scottsdale Shopping Center for $47 Million August 9, 2016

JLL Income Property Trust Buys Scottsdale Shopping Center for $47 Million

JLL Income Property Trust Buys Scottsdale Shopping Center for $47 Million Aug 02 2016 | by DI Wire JLL Income Property Trust (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), a non-listed, daily valued perpetual life real estate investment trust, purchased Silverstone Marketplace in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona for $47 million. Silverstone Marketplace is a newly-constructed…

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