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6 ways the Amazon-Whole Foods deal could impact the grocery industry June 26, 2017

6 ways the Amazon-Whole Foods deal could impact the grocery industry

6 ways the Amazon-Whole Foods deal could impact the grocery industry Analysts say retailers can expect more pricing pressure, consolidation and higher consumer expectations for online shopping and delivery. June 22, 2017 | by Jeff Wells | RetailDive Last week was one most U.S. grocers would like to forget. First came news that Aldi would invest $3.4 billion…
Restaurant Boom Feeds 1031 Investment Pipeline June 26, 2017

Restaurant Boom Feeds 1031 Investment Pipeline

Restaurant Boom Feeds 1031 Investment Pipeline “People are shifting to e-commerce-resistant retail, and restaurants are at the top of the list of what people are looking for,” says Randy Blankstein, president of the Boulder Group, a net lease advisory firm. June 14, 2017 | by Beth Mattson-Teig | National Real Estate Investor Investors using 1031 exchanges continue to…
America is over-malled, but not enough warehouses to support Amazon June 26, 2017

America is over-malled, but not enough warehouses to support Amazon

America is over-malled, but not enough warehouses to support Amazon June 23, 2017 | by Lauren Thomas | CNBC America has too many malls. It's a problem that has vexed Wall Street and is an even darker cloud hanging over stocks known as real estate investment trusts, or REITs, which are the landlords for much of America's…
CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier June 22, 2017

CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier

CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier June 19, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY  | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Anecdotally, the perception may be that lenders in the commercial mortgage arena are tightening the purse strings; however, the hard numbers suggest otherwise. Data issued last week by the Mortgage Bankers Association show that total commercial/multifamily debt outstanding rose to $3.01…
Corporate Capital Trust II Expands Investment Opportunities with Exemptive Relief Order June 22, 2017

Corporate Capital Trust II Expands Investment Opportunities with Exemptive Relief Order

Corporate Capital Trust II Expands Investment Opportunities with Exemptive Relief Order The SEC order will allow the company to co-invest in originated transactions alongside other KKR Credit accounts June 21, 2017 | by Corporate Capital Trust II Orlando, Fla., June 21, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Securities and Exchange Commission issued an order granting exemptive relief…
Real estate investment trusts offer investing alternative June 22, 2017

Real estate investment trusts offer investing alternative

Real estate investment trusts offer investing alternative June 20, 2017 | by TIM GRANT | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette  The average investor isn’t going to buy into a shopping mall or an apartment building. But investing in real estate can be a useful way to diversify a portfolio. That’s why, especially when interest rates are low, fixed-income investors…

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