Are Retail Stocks and Mall REITs a Value Play? April 13, 2017 | by Debbie Carlson | U.S. News Retail stocks and the mall and shopping center real-estate investment trusts have been hit hard by investors worried about the impact of online shopping on both retailers and the physical locations where these stores reside. In particular, the…

FS Investments Closes on More Than $1.7 Billion of Middle Market Commitments in the Fourth Quarter April 10, 2017 | FS Investments PHILADELPHIA, April 10, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- FS Investments, a leading alternative investment manager and the largest manager of business development companies (BDCs), announced that its BDC direct lending platform committed more than $1.7 billion…

Fears mount over US construction boom April 12, 2017 | by Alistair Gray | Financial Times More than a million new apartments have sprung up across the US in a post-crisis construction surge. Now bankers who funded the boom are worried: have developers built too much? As concerns grow about a supply glut, financial watchdogs this month…

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MVP REIT Announces NAV of $9.32 Per Share as of March 31, 2017 April 13, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On April 11, 2017, the board of directors of MVP REIT, Inc., determined the Company’s estimated net asset value (“NAV”) was approximately $9.32 per common share as of March 31, 2017. Shares…

CNL Lifestyle Properties to Distribute EPR Stock and Cash April 13, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault As previously reported on April 6, 2017, CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc., consummated the sale of its remaining real estate properties to EPR Properties, a Maryland real estate investment trust (“EPR”), and Ski Resort Holdings LLC, a Delaware…

KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT Declares $1.00 Per Share Special Distribution April 12, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault On April 5, 2017, KBS Legacy Partners Apartment REIT, Inc.’s board of directors declared a special distribution in the amount of $1.00 per share of common stock to stockholders of record as of the…

As occupancy falls again, apartment landlords sweeten the pot March 31, 2017 | by Diana Olick | CNBC If you are a first-time renter or looking to upgrade to a bigger, newer apartment, now may be your best chance. Demand for rental apartments fell short of new supply by about 100,000 units nationwide, according to RealPage, a…

Data Centers Attracting Private Equity and Public Institutional Investors in 2017 April 3, 2017 | by Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate Investor When data center properties change hands the transactions do not always make a big splash in the news. If present conditions continue, however, 2017 has the potential to become one of the industry’s most…