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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…
REIT Returns Falter As Q3 Ends October 18, 2016

REIT Returns Falter As Q3 Ends

REIT Returns Falter As Q3 Ends OCTOBER 10, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com Barclays and Trepp cite recent underperformance by the REIT sector generally, leading to investor questions about whether real estate trusts and their properties are overvalued. REITs’ debut as a standalone sector within the Global Industry Classification Standard coincided with a stretch…
Broker-dealers deploying advanced cybersecurity measures October 18, 2016

Broker-dealers deploying advanced cybersecurity measures

Broker-dealers deploying advanced cybersecurity measures Tech experts are showing, not just telling, advisers that they are vulnerable to online threats Oct 17, 2016 @ 11:57 am | By Liz Skinner | Investment News The nation's large broker-dealers are helping to protect financial planners from the threat cyber criminals pose to their business, even as advisers themselves tend…
Economies of Scale in Nontraded REIT Offerings and Effects of Fee Discounts October 17, 2016

Economies of Scale in Nontraded REIT Offerings and Effects of Fee Discounts

Economies of Scale in Nontraded REIT Offerings and Effects of Fee Discounts Two complicating factors that must be considered in the analysis of fees associated with nontraded REIT offerings are: Economies of scale resulting from that portion of fees and/or expenses that are fixed or constant over a relevant range of offering proceeds Selling commission…
September Nontraded Closed-End Fund and Private Placement Sales October 14, 2016

September Nontraded Closed-End Fund and Private Placement Sales

September Nontraded Closed-End Fund and Private Placement Sales October 14, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The numbers are in, and we have the latest data on nontraded Closed-End Funds and Private Placements for the month of September. Nontraded Closed-End Funds raised $140 million, while Private Placements raised $38.2. Of these, the market…
Retailers Hunting Locations That Can Overcome Shifts in Spending, Buying Habits October 12, 2016

Retailers Hunting Locations That Can Overcome Shifts in Spending, Buying Habits

Retailers Hunting Locations That Can Overcome Shifts in Spending, Buying Habits Recent Store Openings Dominated by Retailers Targeting Density, Lower Income Areas October 5, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer As a result of ongoing challenges in the malls and shopping center sector, retailers are altering their selection decisions for future locations, according to new analysis…
Store Closings Have Industrial-Sized Silver Lining October 12, 2016

Store Closings Have Industrial-Sized Silver Lining

Store Closings Have Industrial-Sized Silver Lining Aug 17, 2016 12:24 PM EDT MACY'S INC -0.30 At Closing, Oct 11th down 37.24 USD DCT INDUSTRIAL TRUST INC -0.81 At Closing, Oct 11th down 45.31 USD Retail downsizing and bankruptcy filings have led to the highest number of store closures in the U.S. so far this year since 2010 --…
Law Firms Opt for Smaller Offices October 10, 2016

Law Firms Opt for Smaller Offices

Law Firms Opt for Smaller Offices October 7, 2016 | by Robert Carr | National Real Estate Investor Whereas the technology sector has been in growth mode over the past 10 years, financial services and law firms, the office growth drivers of decades past, have been the losers. While technology and management consulting sectors have…

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