Real Estate’s Triple Play: Single-tenant, triple-net leased assets are a relatively safe way for investors to access real estate without taking on management and operating costs July 1, 2017 | by SHEILA HOPKINS | RealAssetsAdviser Despite its many benefits, real estate is well known for a few specific characteristics that give private investors pause. Its illiquidity,…

Cap Rates Drop as Competition for Medical Office Buildings Heats Up The intense vying for urgent care centers, surgery centers and other outpatient medical facilities is driving down cap rates in the sector. July 10, 2017 | by Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate Investor When Physicians Realty Trust announced a purchase of 18 medical office facilities located…

Top 6 Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate June 29, 2017 | by Saraf Ahmed | BISNOW Political volatility, tech disruption and rising sea levels — these are but a few of the issues on the minds of commercial real estate professionals and policymakers globally. The following are six of the top trends CRE players worry will affect real estate in…

NTR Sales Up 15% in June While BDC Sales Increase 17%, IF/CEF and PP’s Down  July 11, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Sales by nontraded REITs rose 15% in June. The May sales of $304.2 million reported to Blue Vault by nontraded REIT sponsors rose to $350.9 million in June. BDC sales…

Corporate Capital Trust Prepares for NYSE Listing July 11, 2017 | by Jared Schneider | Blue Vault Corporate Capital Trust filed an 8-K on Monday July 10, 2017 stating that the Company has received clearance to and has applied for listing on the NYSE under the symbol, “CCT”. Additionally, the annualized per share distribution rate…

Attitudes About Mixed-Use Have Changed Dramatically In the past four or five years, mixed-use projects have become part of our culture, and we are embracing this asset class more as an extension of everyone’s life, say speakers at PCBC. July 7, 2017 | by CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com SAN DIEGO—In the past four or five years, mixed-use projects have…

Crisis-era CMBS proving less worrisome than once feared July 6, 2017 | by Jake Mooney and Zach Fox | SNL High property values and abundant capital from a variety of lending sources are helping commercial real estate property owners refinance their debt, even on higher-risk loans underwritten in the boom years leading up to the last financial crisis. Issuance…

At Phillips Edison & Company, company culture is the driver of success With expertise in grocery-anchored shopping centers, this commercial real estate company has a commitment to community in its DNA. June 5, 2017 | by Stephanie Walden | Cincinnati.com While Cincinnati-based Phillips Edison & Company(PECO) deals in commercial real estate — a term that likely conjures…

Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund (RREDX) Announces Quarterly Distribution and New L Share Class July 7, 2017 | BUSINESSWIRE PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Today, Resource Real Estate Diversified Income Fund (the “Fund,” ticker RREDX) announced its quarterly distribution of $0.15* per share as of June 30, 2017. This represents a 5.9 percent distribution, placing it in excess of the…