REITs Become Separate Sector in September July, 2016 GMT | Daily Forex Between September 16th and 19th, a new sector will be introduced on Wall Street. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) which own commercial real estate and generate dividends from the rents that are levied, will be split off from all other financial…

    Broker-dealers eye level commissions to reduce risk under DOL fiduciary rule Such a strategy is meant to reduce the appearance of a conflict of interest when using commission products in retirement accounts Jul 11, 2016 @ 12:27 pm | By Greg Iacurci | Investment News Broker-dealer executives are strongly considering a strategy whereby investment products…

    KBS Growth & Income REIT Makes Second Acquisition July 15, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault [caption id="attachment_8296" align="alignleft" width="109"] By Ajbenj at English Wikipedia - Self-made by author[/caption] KBS has announced that its Growth & Income REIT purchased the 219,742-square-foot Commonwealth Building in Portland, Oregon for $69 million. This is…

    House spending bill includes provision to kill DOL fiduciary rule Congressional Republicans continue to fight the measure that requires advisers to retirement accounts to act in clients' best interest Jul 7, 2016 @ 12:25 pm | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News House lawmakers approved a spending bill Thursday that included a provision to…

      Dividend cuts possible at AR Global REITs, analysts say The REITs are paying distributions to shareholders that exceed cash flow, in some cases by a wide margin Jul 11, 2016 @ 1:02 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News Investors in a number of AR Global-sponsored real estate investment trusts face the potential…

    Office Outlook In A Word: ‘Vigorous’ JULY 12, 2016 | BY JOHN SALUSTRI | GlobeSt.com CALABASAS, CA— “Steady office improvement with balanced development buoy investor interest,” says Marcus & Millichap in its quarterly market report. Office vacancy rates might still hover higher than pre-recession averages, but the outlook for the market remains positive, reports…

    JLL-Managed REIT Returns To Office Investment with $122 Million Purchase JLL Income Property Trust Makes its Largest Single-Asset Buy in 12-Year History July 12, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer | CoStar  JLL Income Property Trust, a non-traded REIT managed by JLL’s LaSalle Investment Management, acquired Pioneer Tower, a 17-story, 296,329-square-foot, multi-tenant, Class A…

    June Nontraded REIT and BDC Performance July 13, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The numbers are in, and we have the latest data on nontraded REIT and BDC performance for the month of June. After reaching a high mark in February of approximately $543.5 million, sales numbers declined each month…

    Good times for fast-casual chains JULY 8, 2016 | BY MARIANNE WILSON | Chain Store Age Bolstered by the rapid expansion of build-your-own pizza concepts, fast-casual chains had another strong year in 2015. That’s according to Technomic Inc.’s annual Top 250 Fast-Casual Chain Restaurant report, which reported that cumulative sales in the fast-casual dining…