Asset Manager News & Perspectives

May 31, 2017

Retirement fees could rise 200% post-DOL, Chamber of Commerce warns

Retirement fees could rise 200% post-DOL, Chamber of Commerce warns Report predicts 7 million holders of retirement accounts could lose investment advice May 30, 2017 | InvestmentNews The U.S. Chamber of Commerce, which lobbied against adoption of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule for retirement accounts, has published a report highlighting the negative effects the new…

May 31, 2017

Sales Volume on Net Lease Assets Roughly Flat with Last Year’s

Sales Volume on Net Lease Assets Roughly Flat with Last Year’s The first quarter of 2017 ended with about $11.43 billion in sales involving office, industrial and retail single-tenant net lease assets. May 26, 2017 | by Diana Bell | National Real Estate Investor It seems there’s no investment sector safe from the current political uncertainty, including…

May 31, 2017

The 15 Top Markets for Apartment Construction in 2017

The 15 Top Markets for Apartment Construction in 2017 May 25, 2017 | by Diana Bell | National Real Estate Investor Here are the top 15 markets for apartment construction in 2017, according to information on completions provided by commercial real estate data firm Axiometrics. Developers will bring 371,000 units to the multifamily market in 2017, according…

May 31, 2017

MVP REIT and MVP REIT II Announce Definitive Merger Agreement

MVP REIT and MVP REIT II Announce Definitive Merger Agreement May 30, 2017 | by MVP REIT, Inc. , MVP REIT II, Inc. LAS VEGAS, May 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- MVP REIT, Inc. and MVP REIT II, Inc. announced today that they have entered into a definitive merger agreement, pursuant to which MVP I will merge with…

May 30, 2017

Study: Renters Prefer Suburbs in Most Major Metros

Study: Renters Prefer Suburbs in Most Major Metros May 18, 2017 | by TAYLOR WILLIAMS | RebusinessOnline The days of renting in the city and buying in the suburbs may have come to an end. According to a recent study from national apartment locator service RentCafé, in 19 of America’s 20 largest metros, the suburbs are attracting…

May 30, 2017

REIT FFO Rises 8.1% Y-O-Y

REIT FFO Rises 8.1% Y-O-Y WASHINGTON, DC—NAREIT’s Calvin Schnure says that the sector’s high occupancy rates and steady NOI growth “provide support for the outlook for REITs. May 17, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com Schnure: “This real estate cycle shows all the signs that it will continue, despite some soft numbers last quarter.” WASHINGTON, DC—US…

May 30, 2017

Why predictions of a ‘retail apocalypse’ are overblown

Why predictions of a ‘retail apocalypse’ are overblown May 19, 2017 | by Robert K. Futterman | CNBC The prevailing viewpoint today is that a retail apocalypse is upon the American market, that it will bring the death of shopping malls, and that e-commerce is largely to blame. A series of big-name store closings have prompted…

May 30, 2017

Cap Rates Head Up For Casual Dining Sector

Cap Rates Head Up For Casual Dining Sector CHICAGO—Investors need to be laser focused on current store sales and make sure to target restaurants with healthy rent to sales ratios. CHICAGO—Cap rates in the net lease casual dining restaurant sector increased 25 bps points to 6.0% in the first quarter of 2017 when compared to…

May 30, 2017

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Five-Building Senior Housing Portfolio in Greater St. Louis

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Five-Building Senior Housing Portfolio in Greater St. Louis May 26, 2017 | by MACIEJ HEYMAN | PRNewswire ST. LOUIS, May 26, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Company, LLC, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., announced today that the REIT has acquired the 229-unit SW Illinois Senior…