KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT Announces NAV and $3.61 Special Dividend December 12, 2017 | James Sprow | Blue Vault On December 7, 2017, KBS Strategic Opportunity REIT’s board of directors approved an estimated value per share of the Company’s common stock of $11.50 based on the estimated value of the Company’s assets less the estimated value…

Sears Holdings gained some breathing room amid the critical holiday shopping season with a pair of deals the struggling Hoffman Estates-based retailer said will give it more financial flexibility.

DCT CEO Says Almost All Tenants Working on E-Commerce Fulfillment December 12, 2017 | Sarah Borchersen-Keto | Nareit Philip Hawkins, president and CEO of DCT Industrial Trust, joined Nareit for a video interview at REITworld 2017. DCT specializes in the ownership, development, acquisition, leasing and management of bulk-distribution and light-industrial properties. Although Hawkins says it…

Federal Reserve officials followed through on an expected interest-rate increase and raised their forecast for economic growth in 2018, even as they stuck with a projection for three hikes in the coming year.

Sales by nontraded REITs were up 8.8% in November compared to October. November sales for IF and CEF funds that were reported to Blue Vault totaled $146.3 million, down 13.2% from the $168.6 million reported in October.

Zuk Financial Group, a Lake Forest, Calif.-based hybrid that oversaw $1.6 billion in client assets while affiliated with National Planning Corp., has decided to remain with that firm's new owner, LPL Financial.

FS Investments, a leading alternative investment manager with more than $20 billion in assets under management, today announced that it has entered into an agreement to create a joint venture with EIG Global Energy Partners (EIG), a global alternative investment firm focused on energy and energy-related infrastructure.

On December 13, 2017, NexPoint Capital, Inc. increased its public offering price from $10.48 per share to $10.52 per share.

Colony NorthStar, Inc. (NYSE:CLNS) strengthened its commitment to its retail distribution platform Tuesday by signing a non-binding letter of intent with S2K Financial Holdings LLC (“S2K”) regarding the combination of Colony NorthStar’s broker dealer, NorthStar Securities, LLC (“NorthStar Securities”) with S2K to create a market leading broker dealer retail distribution business.