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Real Estate Cycle Remains in Growth Phase, Professor Says July 27, 2017

Real Estate Cycle Remains in Growth Phase, Professor Says

Real Estate Cycle Remains in Growth Phase, Professor Says July 20, 2017 | Reit.com Glenn Mueller, professor at the Burns School of Real Estate and Construction Management at the University of Denver, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Mueller said he considers the real estate…
Transactions Slow In Still Active US Market July 27, 2017

Transactions Slow In Still Active US Market

Transactions Slow In Still Active US Market Uncertainty at the start of the year helped cause a lull, but the uncertainty has faded, and acquisition pipelines are filling up. [caption id="" align="alignnone" width="620"] This Indianapolis industrial property recently hit the market. Secondary cities like this are increasingly popular, and industrial is the hottest sector.[/caption]  …
BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK-TO-COLLEGE SPENDING TO REACH $83.6 BILLION July 25, 2017

BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK-TO-COLLEGE SPENDING TO REACH $83.6 BILLION

BACK-TO-SCHOOL AND BACK-TO-COLLEGE SPENDING TO REACH $83.6 BILLION July 13, 2017 | Ana Serafin Smith | NRF.com WASHINGTON – With consumer confidence rising and more young people in school, back-to-college spending is expected to hit an all-time high this year while back-to-school spending is expected to see its second-highest spending level on record, according to the National…
Which REIT Sector is Most Undervalued? July 25, 2017

Which REIT Sector is Most Undervalued?

Which REIT Sector is Most Undervalued? July 18, 2017 | By Brad Case | Reit.com I’ve noted in other recent market commentaries that exchange-traded REITs seem to be undervalued, in the sense that multiple valuation metrics that have historically been reliable predictors of future total returns are in distinctly bullish ranges.  For example, if the historical relationship between…
Why Have REITs Underperformed the Stock Market Recently? July 25, 2017

Why Have REITs Underperformed the Stock Market Recently?

Why Have REITs Underperformed the Stock Market Recently?   July 12, 2017 | By Brad Case | Reit.com Over the first six months of 2017 the broad U.S. stock market had outperformed the REIT market, with the Russell 3000 Index showing total returns of 8.93% compared to just 5.43% for the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index. …
Wealthy Investors Are Leaving Hedge Funds for Real Estate July 24, 2017

Wealthy Investors Are Leaving Hedge Funds for Real Estate

Wealthy Investors Are Leaving Hedge Funds for Real Estate July 18, 2017 | by Simone Foxman | Bloomberg They had record 33% of portfolios in property, survey says Investor wagers on hedge funds fell to record low 4% Wealthy investors boosted bets on real estate and left hedge funds and equities as concern over high…
Tom Barrack Juggles Trump Defense and Revamped Property Empire July 20, 2017

Tom Barrack Juggles Trump Defense and Revamped Property Empire

Tom Barrack Juggles Trump Defense and Revamped Property Empire July 19, 2017 | by Heather Perlberg | Bloomberg Politics Billionaire Tom Barrack has a lot in common with his longtime friend Donald Trump. He’s a real estate mogul who’s had massive successes and high-profile busts. He projects a wealthy image and rewards loyalists. And in…
House committees ready two assaults on DOL fiduciary rule this week July 18, 2017

House committees ready two assaults on DOL fiduciary rule this week

House committees ready two assaults on DOL fiduciary rule this week One is a vote on a bill to kill Labor's rule and replace it with a disclosure-based best-interest standard, while another will take up legislation to prevent funding for enforcement of the regulation July 17, 2017 | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews Two House panels…

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