Asset Manager News & Perspectives

March 2, 2017

Real Estate Executives Favor Industrial, Infrastructure, Multifamily Sectors in 2017

Real Estate Executives Favor Industrial, Infrastructure, Multifamily Sectors in 2017 January 12, 2017 | REIT.com Commercial real estate executives are upbeat on industrial, infrastructure and multifamily asset classes for 2017, according to the 2017 Real Confidence Executive Index from Altus Group, in partnership with NAREIT and the National Council of Real Estate Investment Fiduciaries (NCREIF).…

March 2, 2017

Apple Hospitality’s Q4 2016 Earnings Call

Apple Hospitality’s Q4 2016 Earnings Call March 3, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Apple Hospitality, a publicly traded REIT listed on the NYSE as “APLE,” held a conference call for analysts on February 28, to discuss Q4 2016 and full-year 2016 earnings. The Company closed a roughly $1.26 billion merger with the…

March 1, 2017

Hines Global REIT Announces New Estimated NAV of $10.03

Hines Global REIT Announces New Estimated NAV of $10.03 March 1, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault In order to assist broker dealers that participated in the public offerings of Hines Global REIT, Inc. (the “Company”) in meeting their customer account statement reporting obligations under NASD Conduct Rule 2340, on February 27, 2017, the…

February 28, 2017

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Appeals Judge’s DOL Fiduciary Rule Decision

U.S. Chamber of Commerce Appeals Judge’s DOL Fiduciary Rule Decision February 28, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault The retirement industry trade group that lost its court case in Texas against the Department of Labor’s fiduciary rule filed an appeal on Friday, February 24, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth…

February 28, 2017

Capital Square 1031 Completes Three Retail DST Offerings

Capital Square 1031 Completes Three Retail DST Offerings February 28, 2017 | Capital Square 1031 RICHMOND, Va., Feb. 28, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Capital Square 1031 announced today that three of its Delaware statutory trust offerings, comprising five grocery-anchored shopping centers in North Carolina and South Carolina, and one fitness center in Columbus, Ohio, have been fully subscribed…

February 28, 2017

More good news for multifamily brokers, developers: Number of renter-dominated cities keeps growing

More good news for multifamily brokers, developers: Number of renter-dominated cities keeps growing February 23, 2017 | by Dan Rafter | REJournals.com Here is some good news for brokers and developers working in the multifamily business: In 21 U.S. cities with a population of 100,000 or more, more than 50 percent of the households are made…

February 28, 2017

CRE Outlook: Steady As She Grows

CRE Outlook: Steady As She Grows WASHINGTON, DC—“Steady hiring and low local unemployment levels are finally supporting higher wages and increased spending,” with positive implications for commercial property demand, says Lawrence Yun at the National Association of Realtors. February 24, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY| GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Stability and decent yields will continue to underpin the…

February 27, 2017

DOL Moves to Delay Fiduciary Rule

DOL Moves to Delay Fiduciary Rule After President Trump orders Labor to review the rule, acting Labor secretary files to start delay of April 10 compliance date February 27, 2017 | by Melanie Waddell | Investment Advisor After a third federal court ruling in early February upheld the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, Labor's Acting Secretary Edward Hugler…

February 27, 2017

Seyfarth Shaw’s 2017 Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey Results

Seyfarth Shaw’s 2017 Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey Results February 27, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault The Seyfarth Shaw second annual survey of the commercial real estate market found that respondents among U.S. commercial real estate executives see rising interest rates among the top concerns, with 98% of respondents expecting rate increases…