Last Updated: January 4, 2016 12:08pm ET By Paul Bubny OAK BROOK, IL—InvenTrust Properties Corp. is selling off its student housing platform in order to become a pure-play multi-tenant retail REIT. Known as University House Community Group Inc., the platform is trading to a partnership of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, GIC Pte. Ltd. and …
Steadfast Apartment REIT, a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, purchased Stoneridge Farms, a 336-unit apartment community in Nashville’s Smyrna submarket for $47.75 million—bringing its total acquisition activity to $1.2 billion. The REIT now owns 617 units in the state of Tennessee, for a total of 9,858 units in 11 states. Constructed in 2005, …
Docupace’s paperless management system is widely used by Cetera, other firms Jan 5, 2016 @ 1:43 pm By Alessandra Malito While soon-to-be bankrupt RCS Capital Corp. considers what to do with its majority stake in Docupace, experts say the paperless processing system used by thousands of advisers is unlikely to go away anytime soon. RCAP …
Global Wealth Partners, with $400M in assets, joins DFPG Investments Inc., a boutique firm that specializes in real estate Jan 5, 2016 @ 4:21 pm By Christine Idzelis Global Wealth Partners, a $400 million asset firm that was an affiliate of First Allied Securities, one of the 10 broker-dealers in the Cetera Financial Group network, …
December 28, 2015 16:04 ET | Source: Griffin Capital EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Dec. 28, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Griffin Capital Corporation (“Griffin Capital”) announced today, on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “REIT”), the acquisition of a three-property portfolio from Global Income Trust, Inc. (the “Seller”), a public, non-traded REIT sponsored by …
Dec 29, 2015, 12:57pm EST Emon Reiser Reporter South Florida Business Journal Besito Mexican, an upscale chain with high ratings from The New York Times toZagat, is slated to open in Boca Raton this summer. Hugh Connerty, CEO of the authentic Mexican eatery, told the South Florida Business Journal construction will begin shortly on the restaurant’s …
December 29, 2015 by Amy Baxter Coming off a year chock full of blockbuster acquisitions, one of the nation’s largest alternative investment sponsors and asset management firms has reached its capital raising goal for its senior housing real estate investment trust (REIT). NorthStar Healthcare Income, a non-traded publicly registered REIT that primarily invests in senior …
December 30, 2015 18:28 ET | Source: MVP REIT II MVP REIT II has met its minimum offering of $2 million in subscriptions SAN DIEGO, Dec. 30, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — MVP REIT II, Inc. (“MVP REIT II”) announced today that the real estate investment trust fulfilled its minimum offering of $2 million in subscriptions …
RREEF Property Trust | December 23, 2015 9:33 AM NEW YORK–(BUSINESS WIRE)– RREEF Property Trust, Inc. (ZRPTAX, ZRPTBX) today announced the acquisition of Loudoun Gateway I, an institutional-quality Class-A, 102,015 square-foot office building in Sterling, VA, for $21.95 million. This is RREEF Property Trust’s first acquisition in the Washington, DC metropolitan area and increases the fund’s …
Shareholders will be wiped out, while bond holders will own broker-dealer Jan 4, 2016 @ 3:47 pm By Bruce Kelly Reeling under hundreds of millions of dollars in debt, RCS Capital Corp. said on Monday it planned to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection by the end of the month as part of a broad …
POSTED ON DECEMBER 16, 2015 BY JOHN NELSON IN GEORGIA, MULTIFAMILY, SOUTHEAST | ReBusiness Online SMYRNA, GA. — Steadfast Apartment REIT has acquired Park Valley Apartments, a 496-unit, Class B multifamily community in the Atlanta suburb of Smyrna, for $51.4 million. Built in 1987, the apartment property features studio, one- and two-bedroom residences that range from …
Both proponents and opponents predict more tweaks under way as proposal moves forward Dec 16, 2015 @ 1:54 pm By Alessandra Malito | Investment News Fiduciary standard proponents praised Congress for keeping the lights on for the Department of Labor’s fiduciary standard proposal. The rule, which would require all advisers to act in the best interest …
Tuesday, December 15, 8:59 AM EST By Karen Brune Mathis, Managing Editor | Financial News and Daily Record Griffin Capital Corp. of California paid $48 million Friday for an Imeson International Industrial Park mega warehouse leased by luggage company Samsonite LLC. Griffin Capital, through The GC Net Lease (Jacksonville) Investors LLC, bought the Samsonite distribution …
Bank of America Tower is 87 percent occupied December 15, 2015 12:30PM | The Real Deal A New York investment company just sold the Bank of America Tower in Boca Raton to a public trust for $35.75 million. The eight-story building is located at 150 East Palmetto Park Road in downtown Boca Raton. It was sold …
In a victory for proponents of the rule, legislators’ policy riders that would have prevented or delayed the regulation did not make it into the must-pass measure Dec 16, 2015 @ 7:56 am By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News A massive spending bill that will keep the government operating until next fall does not contain …
Dec 15 2015 DI Wire The board of directors of American Realty Capital New York City REIT II Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, terminated the company’s initial public offering, effective immediately, according to a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission. In connection with the termination, the board intends to dissolve …
Last Updated: December 15, 2015 By Paul Bubny | National | Globe St NEW YORK CITY—The monthly meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee that gets underway on Tuesday is expected to begin the long-awaited, long-delayed process of normalizing interest rates. With the prospect of near-term action by the Federal Reserve, “real estate investors are …
Dec 14, 2015, 4:50pm EST The Bank of America Tower in downtown Boca Raton sold for $35.75 million HFF’s Hermen Rodriguez, Ike Ojala and Jorge Portela represented seller Clarion Partners, through affiliate 150 East Palmetto LLC, in the deal. The buyer was Dividend Capital Diversified Property Fund, a public REIT. The property totals 109,553 square …
The DI Wire recently caught up with Mike Ezzell, chief executive officer of Inland Securities Corporation, to discuss FINRA Regulatory Notice 15-02, the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule, and the overall state of the industry. The DI Wire: You recently attended the IPA Annual Conference. Can you share any news/updates with our readers from …
BY SCOTT STODDARD, INVESTOR’S BUSINESS DAILY 12/11/2015 06:34 PM ET Investors are bidding up real estate investment trusts despite concerns about higher interest rates. The property REIT group has climbed 19 places over the past six weeks, to No. 40 out of 197 as of Friday’s IBD. Storage stocks have performed especially well, accounting for …
December 15, 2015 Inland Real Estate Corp. agreed to be bought in a deal worth about $2.3 billion. Oak Brook-based Inland, a public company, will become a privately held real estate investment trust after the acquisition by funds advised by DRA Advisors, an investment adviser. Inland’s board “has been focused on the options available to …
RCS was recently closed after paying Massachusetts $3 million to settle charges that it fraudulently rounded up proxy votes for real estate deals Dec 11, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Bruce Kelly Renowned bond shop Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is muscling its way into the nontraded real estate investment trust business and is hiring up …
Last Updated: December 11, 2015 InvenTrust to Keep Focus on “Smile States” By Brian J. Rogal | Chicago OAK BROOK, IL—The Oak Brook, IL-based form also outlines its “hub and spoke” strategy to acquire retail centers in much of the US. Rio Pinar Plaza in Orlando OAK BROOK, IL—InvenTrust Properties Corp. recently acquired a pair …
CNL Growth Properties Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, received two unsolicited tender offers from Everest REIT Investors I LLC and CMG Partners LLC. The REIT’s board of directors recommended that stockholders reject both offers. In a letter to shareholders, CNL Growth Properties said that Everest REIT Investors launched an unsolicited offer …
RCS was recently closed after paying Massachusetts $3 million to settle charges that it fraudulently rounded up proxy votes for real estate deals Dec 11, 2015 @ 11:36 am By Bruce Kelly Renowned bond shop Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. is muscling its way into the nontraded real estate investment trust business and is hiring up …
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