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Finra Submits Elder-Protection Rule to the SEC October 24, 2016

Finra Submits Elder-Protection Rule to the SEC

Finra Submits Elder-Protection Rule to the SEC October 24, 2016 | By Alex Padalka | Financial Advisor IQ Finra has submitted a proposal for SEC approval on amendments to help prevent the financial exploitation of seniors and other vulnerable adults. The industry’s self-regulator wants to require financial institutions to “make reasonable efforts” in getting contact information for…
Slowing Transaction Activity in Seniors Housing: A Pause or New Normal? October 24, 2016

Slowing Transaction Activity in Seniors Housing: A Pause or New Normal?

Slowing Transaction Activity in Seniors Housing: A Pause or New Normal? October 24, 2016 | Beth Burnham Mace | National Real Estate Investor Since peaking at more than $8.7 billion in the middle of 2015, the quarterly pace of acquisitions and dispositions in the seniors housing and care sector has been slowing. At the same time, the…
American Finance Trust, Inc. Announces Expiration Of “Go Shop” Period October 24, 2016

American Finance Trust, Inc. Announces Expiration Of “Go Shop” Period

American Finance Trust, Inc. Announces Expiration Of "Go Shop" Period NEWS PROVIDED BY American Finance Trust, Inc. Oct 24, 2016, 06:00 ET NEW YORK, Oct. 24, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- American Finance Trust, Inc. (the "Company") today announced the expiration of the 45-day "go shop" period set forth in the previously announced merger agreement entered into on…
Investment Program Association Honors Mark Goldberg with Lifetime Achievement Award October 24, 2016

Investment Program Association Honors Mark Goldberg with Lifetime Achievement Award

Investment Program Association Honors Mark Goldberg with Lifetime Achievement Award Rosemarie Thurston and Todd Lockwood Honored with Outstanding Service Award Oct 19, 2016, 11:05 ET | NEWS PROVIDED BY Investment Program Association (IPA) ELLICOTT CITY, Md., Oct. 19, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- The Investment Program Association (IPA) is proud to honor Mark Goldberg, Chairman of Carey Financial,…
REITs Poised For More Gains, Driven By Demographics October 20, 2016

REITs Poised For More Gains, Driven By Demographics

REITs Poised For More Gains, Driven By Demographics OCTOBER 17, 2016 | BY NATALIE DOLCE | GlobeSt.com CHICAGO—Millennials and seniors are seen as key drivers for the REIT market, underpinning demand for multifamily housing and senior care facilities Despite some uncertainty about US Federal Reserve plans for interest rates in December and a slight slowdown…
Investors still upping real estate allocation, but more defensively — survey October 20, 2016

Investors still upping real estate allocation, but more defensively — survey

Investors still upping real estate allocation, but more defensively — survey BY ARLEEN JACOBIUS | OCTOBER 18, 2016 1:24 PM | UPDATED 1:32 PM Worldwide institutional investors' average target allocation to real estate is expected to reach 10.3% in 2017, up from 9.9% this year and 9.5% in 2015, according to Cornell University's Baker Program…
Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Iron Medical Office Building Portfolio in Alabama October 20, 2016

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Iron Medical Office Building Portfolio in Alabama

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Acquires Iron Medical Office Building Portfolio in Alabama Tuesday, October 18, 2016 4:22 PM UTC | EconoTimes BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Oct. 18, 2016 -- American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Corporation, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., announced today that the REIT has acquired Iron Medical Office Building Portfolio, comprised…
Newmark Grubb Parent Launching Non-Traded REIT into Evolving Market October 20, 2016

Newmark Grubb Parent Launching Non-Traded REIT into Evolving Market

Newmark Grubb Parent Launching Non-Traded REIT into Evolving Market Cantor Fitzgerald’s Rodin Global Property Trust to Focus on Single-Tenant, Net Leased October 19, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer | CoStar While the non-traded REIT sector has been struggling of late, the parent of Newmark Grubb Knight Frank is jumping into the turbulent business by sponsoring…
Industrial Property Trust Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Acquisition Activity October 18, 2016

Industrial Property Trust Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Acquisition Activity

Industrial Property Trust Inc. Announces Third Quarter 2016 Acquisition Activity October 14, 2016 14:57 ET | Source: Industrial Property Trust DENVER, Oct. 14, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industrial Property Trust Inc. (“IPT”), an industrial real estate investment trust that owns and operates distribution warehouses throughout the United States, announced today that, during the third quarter…

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