May 12 2016 | by DI Wire KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT, a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, purchased the Westpark Portfolio in Redmond, Washington for $128 million. “The dynamic location of the Westpark Portfolio presents a compelling opportunity for KBS, and tenants will enjoy the live-work-play environment, mass-transit options and accessibility,” said Jeff…

Alts leader exceeds $250 million mark in direct lending for 14th consecutive quarter 09:03 ET from Franklin Square Capital Partners | PR Newswire PHILADELPHIA, May 12, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Franklin Square Capital Partners (Franklin Square), a leading alternative investment manager, announced that its business development company (BDC) direct lending platform committed over $370 million to private deals…

"It's not a lot of fun to be a broker-dealer these days," says firm chairman John Burroughs May 10, 2016 @ 11:34 am | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News Foothill Securities Inc., an adviser-owned independent broker-dealer with 220 registered reps under its roof, is in “serious discussions” to be acquired by a larger firm, according to…

Market Wired | May 11, 2016 12:25 ET Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) -- which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC -- recently purchased a self storage facility located in the Sacramento-Roseville Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA). The five-building facility totals approximately 530 units and approximately 61,200 rentable square feet. "We are excited to…

BY ARLEEN JACOBIUS | MAY 9, 2016 4:25 PM | UPDATED 4:54 PM | Pensions & Investments Colony Capital, real estate money management firm NorthStar Asset Management Group and NorthStar's former parent NorthStar Realty Finance are in exclusive merger negotiations, said a joint statement. Colony and NorthStar Realty Finance are jointly proposing a tri-party all-stock…

April 28, 2016 03:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Inland Real Estate Income Trust, Inc. (“Inland Income Trust”) announced today the acquisition of the 311,313-square-foot Coastal North Town Center in North Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, located approximately 123 miles north of Charleston. Mark Cosenza, senior vice president of Inland Real Estate Acquisitions, Inc.,…

May 03 2016 | DI Wire Resource Real Estate Opportunity REIT II, Inc., a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, entered into an agreement to purchase a multifamily community in Portland, Oregon for approximately $81.5 million, excluding closing costs. The seller, Holland Breckenridge Apartment Homes LLC, is unaffiliated with the company. Breckenridge Apartments is…

PRWeb | Saturday, April 30th 2016 Hartman Short Term Income Properties XX, Inc. (“Hartman XX” or the “Company”) a publicly registered, non-traded real estate investment trust, reports Galen Health Institutes has signed a lease for an additional 26,169 square feet of space at the Company’s One Technology Center located in San Antonio, TX. SAN ANTONIO, TX…

Takes Next Step Toward Becoming a Pure-Play Retail REIT April 28, 2016 06:08 PM Eastern Daylight Time OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust” or “the Company”) today announced that it has successfully completed the spin-off of Highlands REIT, Inc. (“Highlands”) through the pro rata distribution of 100% of Highlands common stock to InvenTrust stockholders…