Once a Niche Play, Real Estate Debt Becoming Institutional Investor 'Superfood'  August 10, 2017 | Mark Heschmeyer | Costar.com   In the first half of 2017, TH Real Estate, an affiliate of asset manager Nuveen, reported that it had closed and committed 43 transactions in its commercial debt portfolio totaling $3.8 billion. The real estate debt…

Why Has Long-Term Leasing Dominated Office? August 11, 2017 | Kelsi Maree Borland | GlobeSt.com Office has always been a direct- and long-term leasing-driven market, but the growth of short-term and flexible office options may be changing that. Historically, capital sources haven’t recognized short-term office leases as part of an office property’s cash flow—like it does…

Shopoff Realty Investments Sells 16.1 Acres of Land After Securing Entitlements for 124 Two-Story Townhomes in Vista, CA August 11, 2017 | Shopoff Realty Investments IRVINE, Calif. – August 11, 2017 – Shopoff Realty Investments, a national manager of opportunistic and value-add real estate investments, announced today that the company has sold 16.1 acres of land…

Sentio Healthcare Properties Shareholders Approve Merger with Kayne Anderson Real Estate Advisors August 11, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault A Special Meeting of Stockholders of Sentio Healthcare Properties, Inc. was held on August 10, 2017. The only proposal submitted to a vote at the meeting was to approve the merger of the Company…

Moody National REIT II to be Surviving Partner in Merger with Moody National REIT I August 11, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault (Revised August 15, 2017 at 2:02 p.m., Eastern) On August 9, 2017, Moody National REIT I Inc. and Moody National REIT II Inc. amended their merger deal to provide that the…

Nonlisted Interval Fund, Nonlisted Closed-End Funds and Private Placement Sales Down in July August 11, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Blue Vault reports sales for nonlisted Interval Funds and nonlisted Closed-End Funds. July sales for these funds that were reported to Blue Vault totaled $111.8 million, down 16% from the $133.3 million…

NTR Sales Down 30% in July While BDC Sales Decrease 43% August 11, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Sales by nontraded REITs fell 30% in July. The June sales of $350.9 million reported to Blue Vault by nontraded REIT sponsors fell to $245.8 million in July. This was below the trailing six-month…

Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II Reports Second Quarter 2017 Results CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT II, Inc., a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust (REIT) focused on the acquisition and management of well-occupied grocery-anchored shopping centers, reported its results for the three and six months ended June 30, 2017. Second Quarter 2017 Highlights…

Taking Advantage of Temporary Disconnects in the REIT Market August 8, 2017 | Brad Case | REIT.com   One of the most successful investment strategies, historically speaking, has been value investing: identifying companies whose stock prices have drifted too low, and profiting from the stock price recovery as the rest of the market begins to recognize…