Inland Private Nets 148% Return with Sale of Illinois Supermarket August 31, 2016 | DI Wire Inland Private Capital Corporation, a sponsor of 1031 tax deferred exchanges, sold Mariano’s Fresh Market in Vernon Hills, Illinois for $36.4 million. The sale was facilitated on behalf of one of its 1031 investment programs. Located at 1720 North…

Cetera names Robert Moore CEO, replacing Larry Roth Mr. Moore, Cetera's non-executive chairman, will take over the reins Sept. 12 Sep 1, 2016 @ 2:00 pm | By Christine Idzelis | Investment News Cetera Financial Group Inc. has named Robert Moore chief executive officer, replacing Larry Roth. Mr. Moore, the brokerage firm's non-executive chairman, will take over…

Real Estate Strikes Out on Its Own in the Stock Indexes AUG. 26, 2016 | By PAUL SULLIVAN  | New York Times A change is coming at the end of the month in the way stock indexes are classified. Real estate, now part of the broader financials category, will go out on its own. But…

Lightstone Value Plus REIT III Acquires Two Home2 Suites By Hilton Near Salt Lake City And Seattle $47.25 million acquisition marks the sixth and seventh hotel properties for Lightstone Value Plus REIT III 26 August 2016 | HospitalityNet NEW YORK, NY -- Today, Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust III, Inc. ("LVPR III") announced…

Finra wants to raise the annual gift limit Brokerage representatives will be able to breathe a little easier when they're buying gift baskets for fellow professionals during the next holiday season Aug 24, 2016 @ 11:49 am | Investment News With any luck, brokerage reps will be able to breathe a little easier when they're…

InvenTrust Properties Corp. Announces Acquisition of Old Grove Marketplace in Oceanside, CA August 29, 2016 OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust” or “the Company”) today announced that it has acquired Old Grove Marketplace, a 91% leased, 81,279 square foot grocery anchored community center located in Oceanside, California, for approximately $23.25 million. “We are…

Roth Tells Cetera Reps He’ll Bring ‘Clarity’ on Leadership Soon AUGUST 30, 2016 |By Janet Levaux, Editor in Chief, Research Magazine | Think Advisor The executive sent a memo to the IBD's 9,000 reps on Monday amid intense industry chatter Amid intense industry speculation that he could be pushed out, the head of Cetera Financial Group is telling…

    Demand for Student Housing Assets About to Increase August 22nd, 2016 |Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor Investors have already acquired a tremendous volume of student housing properties this year, but the busy buying season for student housing is just getting started. The bidding for student housing properties seems likely to get more intense.…

    Retail Landlords Find Ways to Cope with Leaner Brick-and-Mortar Footprints August 25, 2016 | Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate Investor One year from now Macy’s expects to have closed 100 stores, leaving it with about 628 brick-and-mortar locations. The intent, gleaned from the company’s August 11 statement, is clear: to shed weaker stores, shore…