Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. Acquires 510-Unit Newly Constructed Self Storage Facility in Sarasota, Florida May 24, 2017 | Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc.  LADERA RANCH, Calif., May 24, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc., a public non-traded REIT sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC, announced today its purchase of a newly constructed, 510-unit self…

Why So Much Private Equity Is Shifting To Multifamily HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—Private-equity investors like the strong cash-on-cash that multifamily can provide as compared to hotels, retail and office properties, panelists at the IMN Multifamily Forum here tell attendees. May 22, 2017 | by CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com HUNTINGTON BEACH, CA—Private-equity investors like the strong cash-on-cash that multifamily…

Griffin Capital Acquires Part of Office Campus in Indiana May 19, 2017 | by Roxana Baiceanu | Commercial Property Executive The transaction price for the 133,400-square-foot, Class A office building was $29 million. The facility is one of three properties making up Midcontinent Independent System Operator Inc.’s headquarters and is fully leased for the next 11…

Phillips Edison to Acquire Limited Partnership, Create $4B Shopping Center REIT May 22, 2017 | by TAYLOR WILLIAMS | RebusinessOnline CINCINNATI — Phillips Edison Grocery REIT I Inc. (OTC: PHLD) has entered into an agreement to acquire the real estate assets and third-party asset management business of its sponsor firm, Phillips Edison Limited Partnership (PELP), in a…

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Top 10 Restaurant Brands for Retail Landlords April 12, 2017 | by Donna Mitchell |  Despite choppy same-store sales coming in 2016, the current market environment might be just right for ramping up the line-up of restaurant tenants, according to some industry observers. For retail center owners, fighting the current headwinds of e-commerce competition and failing retail…

The True Value of Inflection Points What will be the big disruptor in 2022? Advisor Group CEO Jamie Price tells advisors to view its inevitable arrival as an opportunity.  May 11, 2017 | by Jamie Price | WealthManagement.com I have been reading about the demise of our industry for over 30 years. On May Day in…

Acosta declines to extend delay of DOL fiduciary rule Labor Secretary finds no legal basis to delay implementation; rule to become applicable June 9 Mya 22, 2017 | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta confirmed Monday night that the agency's fiduciary rule will become applicable on June 9. "We have carefully considered the…

Industrial Property Trust Acquires $13M DC-Area Asset May 18, 2017 | by Evelina Croitoru | Commercial Property Executive An affiliate of Industrial Property Trust Inc. acquired a 98,653-square-foot warehouse property in Lanham, Md. for $13.1 million from Perseus Realty. The property most recently served as the headquarters of Kane Co.’s Office Movers Inc., a commercial moving company…