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Why So Many 1031 Investors Are Emerging February 21, 2017

Why So Many 1031 Investors Are Emerging

Why So Many 1031 Investors Are Emerging SAN DIEGO—Just like home buyers look to level up, we’re also seeing a bit more fluidity in typically middle-market groups seeking more institutional deals and vice versa, Avison Young’s Peter Sherman tells GlobeSt.com. February 21, 2017 | BY CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com Sherman: “I had multiple conversations with investors saying…
Rents Rise Fastest in Class-B Submarkets February 21, 2017

Rents Rise Fastest in Class-B Submarkets

Rents Rise Fastest in Class-B Submarkets February 21, 2017 | by Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor  Apartment rents are growing most quickly in working-class, suburban submarkets that apartment developers have avoided. “With a handful of exceptions, the neighborhoods posting the strongest rent growth don’t have much ongoing construction,” says Greg Willett, chief economist for…
2017 outlook depends on Trump policies, Hilton CEO says February 21, 2017

2017 outlook depends on Trump policies, Hilton CEO says

2017 outlook depends on Trump policies, Hilton CEO says February 15, 2017 | Jake Mooney | S&P Global Executives at Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. are optimistic that the company's revenue can grow in the months ahead, but the company's CEO said much depends on the Trump administration's ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform. During…
Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. Announces Appointment of Lightstone as New Advisor February 21, 2017

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. Announces Appointment of Lightstone as New Advisor

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. Announces Appointment of Lightstone as New Advisor February 17, 2017 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time | BusinessWire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. (“OPREIT II” or the “Company”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, today announced that the Company has appointed Lightstone as its new…
It’s a Fiduciary World After All February 16, 2017

It’s a Fiduciary World After All

It’s a Fiduciary World After All February 16, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault   The Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary rule conversation appears far from over now that new executive orders have potentially halted the rule’s implementation. As reported last week, President Donald Trump ordered the Labor Department to sideline the fiduciary rule…
Fed harps again on growing risk in U.S. commercial real estate February 16, 2017

Fed harps again on growing risk in U.S. commercial real estate

Fed harps again on growing risk in U.S. commercial real estate February 14, 2017 | Reuters  Federal Reserve officials do not see broad risks developing in U.S. asset markets save for one: commercial real estate. That concern was evident on Tuesday in the U.S. central bank's semiannual Monetary Policy Report to Congress, in which commercial…
Outlook for Apartment Sector Looks Strong February 16, 2017

Outlook for Apartment Sector Looks Strong

Outlook for Apartment Sector Looks Strong February 14, 2017 | by Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor  Since the election, “uncertainty” has been a buzzword among economists. The direction of U.S. policy is not clear on major issues ranging from immigration to tax reform. But the fundamentals of the apartment sector are relatively strong despite it…
Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Andrew Puzder on DOL fiduciary rule February 14, 2017

Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Andrew Puzder on DOL fiduciary rule

Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Andrew Puzder on DOL fiduciary rule Asks Trump's nominee for secretary of Labor how he'll evaluate the retirement advice regulation Feb 13, 2017 @ 1:21 pm | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing Andrew Puzder, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for labor secretary, on what he intends…
3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors February 14, 2017

3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors

3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors While private equity could become a positive force in the retail alternatives space, not all sponsors are created equal Feb 13, 2017 @ 5:37 pm | by Clive Slovin | InvestmentNews.com Just two years ago, non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies were in favor…

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