Asset Manager News & Perspectives

January 17, 2017

Sweeping Tax Reform Proposals Creating Suspense for CRE Investors

Sweeping Tax Reform Proposals Creating Suspense for CRE Investors Federal Tax Code Changes Ranging From Eliminating Long-Term Depreciation to Taxing Carried Interest at a Higher Rate Could Hold Dramatic Implications for CRE Industry January 11, 2017 | by Randyl Drummer | CoStar With President-elect Donald J. Trump preparing to take office next week and the Republican-controlled…

January 17, 2017

ARC Hospitality Announces Brookfield Investment and Internalization

ARC Hospitality Announces Brookfield Investment and Internalization The REIT will also change its name to Hospitality Investors Trust, Inc. and has suspended stock distributions January 17, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault American Realty Capital Hospitality Trust, Inc. (“ARC Hospitality” or the “Company”) announced on January 13 that it has entered into an…

January 17, 2017

Forests Are a Treasure. But Are They Good Investments?

Forests Are a Treasure. But Are They Good Investments? January 13, 2017 | By TIM GRAY | The New York Times Trees don’t watch the stock market. Forests keep growing — and potentially increasing their value — even when inflation surges or the market swoons. Big investors, like university endowments and insurance companies, have long allocated…

January 17, 2017

REITs Stumble After S&P Debut

REITs Stumble After S&P Debut January 13, 2017 | By Beth Mattson-Teig | National Real Estate Investor REITs landed in a spotlight of their own last fall when they officially stepped out of the shadow of financials to headline their own real estate sector on the S&P 500. It was—and is—a big, long-awaited move. Industry observers anticipate…

January 16, 2017

SmartStop Asset Management Touts 2016 Successes

SmartStop Asset Management Touts 2016 Successes January 16, 2017 | By James Sprow | Blue Vault In a January 13, 2017 press release, SmartStop Asset Management, LLC (SmartStop), a diversified real estate company, said it is celebrating an unprecedented year of success. According to its press release, in 2016 SmartStop expanded its owned/managed portfolio to…

January 13, 2017

December 2016 Alternative Investment Sales

December 2016 Alternative Investment Sales January 13, 2017 | Blue Vault Blue Vault has compiled sales data on nontraded alternative investments for the month of December, 2016. Sales for all categories of alternative investments came in at $684.8 million compared to $621.8 million in November, and combined fundraising for 2016 totaled $6.83 billion*. In…

January 12, 2017

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. Purchases 400-Unit Self Storage Facility in Colorado

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. Purchases 400-Unit Self Storage Facility in Colorado January 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II)—which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC—recently purchased a self storage facility located in Aurora, Colorado totaling approximately 400 units and approximately 53,360 rentable square feet.…

January 12, 2017

InvenTrust Snaps Up $73M Retail Asset in San Diego Metro

InvenTrust Snaps Up $73M Retail Asset in San Diego Metro January 11, 2017 | Evelina Croitoru | Commercial Property Executive The company purchased a 144,000-square-foot shopping center that is home to highly ranked tenants like CVS, Bank of America and Starbucks, among others. San Marcos, Calif.—InvenTrust Properties Corp. has announced the purchase of Campus Marketplace…

January 12, 2017

Foundation for Financial Planning Names New Chair, Appoints Three New Trustees (Trisha Miller)

Foundation for Financial Planning Names New Chair, Appoints Three New Trustees (Trisha Miller) Kenneth (Kacy) Gott, CFP®, Assumes Chair; Lazetta Rainey Braxton, MBA, CFP®, Ben Harrison, and Trisha Miller Join Its Board January 5, 2017, 10:11 ET | Foundation for Financial Planning WASHINGTON, Jan. 5, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Foundation for Financial Planning, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit…