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Price Growth on Commercial Assets Is Showing Signs of Petering Out March 21, 2017

Price Growth on Commercial Assets Is Showing Signs of Petering Out

Price Growth on Commercial Assets Is Showing Signs of Petering Out March 19, 2017 | by NREI Staff | National Real Estate Investor Price increases for U.S. commercial real estate assets have started to moderate in recent months, perhaps as a result of the expectation of rising interest rates. The all-property CPPI put together monthly…
University of California endowment doubles private equity in new asset allocation March 21, 2017

University of California endowment doubles private equity in new asset allocation

University of California endowment doubles private equity in new asset allocation March 15, 2017 | by MEAGHAN KILROY | Pensions & Investments  University of California Board of Regents' investment subcommittee approved on Tuesday changes to the long-term target asset allocation of its $10.3 billion endowment, which included a significant increase to private equity and reduction to public…
Which Asset Class Is Outperforming Almost All Others? March 20, 2017

Which Asset Class Is Outperforming Almost All Others?

Which Asset Class Is Outperforming Almost All Others? LADERA RANCH, CA—This property sector has become a better-known asset class that has recently attracted more capital, consequently driving up prices and causing cap rates to compress, SmartStop’s Michael McClure tells GlobeSt.com. March 15, 2017 | by CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com LADERA RANCH, CA—The self-storage sector has become a…
As Firms Move Toward Fees, Investors Are Resistant March 16, 2017

As Firms Move Toward Fees, Investors Are Resistant

As Firms Move Toward Fees, Investors Are Resistant Some firms are betting big on fees, yet nearly six in 10 commission-based investors say they'll likely ditch their firm if forced into a fee account. March 15, 2017 | by Diana Britton | WealthManagement.com The Department of Labor fiduciary rule, which may or may not go…
New construction worries sap momentum in once-hot storage sector March 16, 2017

New construction worries sap momentum in once-hot storage sector

New construction worries sap momentum in once-hot storage sector March 14, 2017 | by Jake Mooney and Camilla Yanushevsky | SNL Construction of new self-storage facilities has dramatically accelerated in recent years, sapping momentum from owners and operators of existing properties and weakening publicly traded storage REITs' earnings and stock performance. The shift reflects a greater availability…
High Tech Now Essential For CRE March 16, 2017

High Tech Now Essential For CRE

High Tech Now Essential For CRE CHICAGO—Many in CRE have been slow to adopt new technology, but prospective tenants increasingly expect the transparency and data that high tech tools can provide, says Truss’ Bobby Goodman. March 15, 2017 | by BRIAN J. ROGAL | GlobeSt CHICAGO—Last month, GlobeSt.com reported the launching of Truss, a new Chicago-based start-up…
REIT Lands Battle Creek Medical Office Building March 16, 2017

REIT Lands Battle Creek Medical Office Building

REIT Lands Battle Creek Medical Office Building March 14, 2017 | by Laura Calugar | Commercial Property Executive  Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV acquired a 46,000-square-foot property in Michigan. Battle Creek, Mich.—The co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Inc., American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Company LLC., recently announced the REIT’s purchase of Battle Creek Medical…
Investors accuse Nicholas Schorsch of plundering RCAP for own gain March 14, 2017

Investors accuse Nicholas Schorsch of plundering RCAP for own gain

Investors accuse Nicholas Schorsch of plundering RCAP for own gain Unsecured creditors claim one-time REIT czar and his partners siphoned revenue from RCAP to enrich themselves, leaving shareholders in the lurch March 10, 2017 | by Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews A group of investors has accused Nicholas Schorsch, the former nontraded REIT czar, and his partners of…
Hotel REITs Could Suffer from Oversupply March 14, 2017

Hotel REITs Could Suffer from Oversupply

Hotel REITs Could Suffer from Oversupply March 3, 2017 | by Amey Stone | Barron's With demand for hotel rooms expected to be flat this year while supply surges, the real estate investment trusts that invest in hotels could suffer, finds CFRA analyst Ken Leon in a new report. He lowered its view on hotel real…

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