Asset Manager News & Perspectives

April 24, 2019

Treasury Sheds More Light on Opportunity Zone Rules

The Treasury Department has released another round of proposed regulations clarifying how Opportunity Zone investments and developments will work. Like earlier rounds, these new rules appear to be generally favorable to the...

April 24, 2019

Foreign Investment in U.S. Industrial Properties Spiked 152 Percent in 2018

According to new data from CBRE Research and Real Capital Analytics, foreign property investors made $14.4 billion worth of U.S. industrial real estate acquisitions in 2018, up a whopping 152% year-over-year due...

April 24, 2019

Despite ‘Retail Apocalypse,’ U.S. Grocery Store Openings Jumped 30 Percent in 2018

While a new report by investment firm USB estimates 75,000 more U.S. stores could close by 2026 as the shift to online shopping expands, it appears that the grocery sector continues bucking that trend...

April 17, 2019

What Makes Secondary Self Storage Markets Appealing

In the past year, self storage was defined by high development activity. Due to substantial population and job growth, markets such as Portland or Nashville...

April 17, 2019

Oaktree REIT Acquires $59 Million Apartment Property in Georgia

On April 11, 2019, Oaktree Real Estate Income Trust, a nontraded REIT program, partnered with TruAmerica Multifamily, LLC through a joint venture to ...

April 11, 2019

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT to Merge into Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II

On April 11, 2019, Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“REIT II”) and Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT, Inc. (“REIT I”) entered into an...

April 11, 2019

Few rush to invest in opportunity zones

Investors eyeing President Donald Trump's Opportunity Zones face a ticking clock if they want to fully capture one of the biggest tax breaks in decades...

April 10, 2019

March NTR Sales Surge, Up 48% From February, Nontraded BDC Sales Up 12%

Reporting nontraded REITs booked capital raise of $786.4 million in March, up 48.2% from the $530.5 million total for February and up 38% from the $412.6 million monthly average for the...

April 9, 2019

What Does Industrial’s Future Look Like?

Warehouses are getting smarter, and distribution channels are getting more efficient. As consumers demand faster delivery of goods, the industrial sector will play a huge role in making that happen and...