Finra Report Cards Meant to Cut Broker Fraud May 19, 2017 | by Alex Padalka | Financial Advisor IQ The success of Finra’s use of report cards given out to brokers to cut down on trading fraud means the regulator will expand their use to other areas of surveillance, the Wall Street Journal writes. Since Finra started…

Yardi: Rent Growth Drops to 2.0% YOY in April May 4, 2017 | by Mary Salmonsen | Multifamily Executive  The average U.S. multifamily rent rose by $3 in April, reaching $1,314, according to Yardi Matrix’s monthly survey of apartment markets. At the same time, the national rent-growth rate has slowed to below long-term growth trends. Rents rose…

Advisors and Firms Must Now Adapt to Survive April 27, 2017 | by Bob Curtis | Financial Advisor IQ  Everyone is talking about the uncertainty around whether the Department of Labor’s proposed fiduciary rule will be delayed further due to the executive order from President Donald Trump, or if it will be implemented at all. What they…

The truth about T shares Created to help ease conflicts, the new class has some drawbacks May 13, 2017 | by Rob Cirrotti | GlobeSt.com Regardless of the future of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, it is clear that the fiduciary mindset is here to stay and will continue to be a catalyst for change.…

Good Retail Times Or Troubled, It’s All A Matter Of Attitude OAK BROOK, IL--Maybe it’s experience. Maybe it’s a natural optimism. Maybe it’s both. But Inland’s Joe Cosenza doesn’t flinch in up times or (the inevitable) down times. May 12, 2017 | by JOHN SALUSTRI | GlobeSt.com OAK BROOK, IL–Joe Cosenza loves an upmarket. The president of…

Latest Readings Show Commercial Property Prices Continuing to Moderate Commercial real estate prices remain flat according to the most recent readings from three major indices. May 16, 2017 | by Elaine Misonzhnik | National Real Estate Investors  With reported increases in cap rates and a slowing investment sales market, the three major commercial property prices indices…

Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. Reports 2017 First Quarter Results May 17, 2017 | Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. LADERA RANCH, Calif., May 17, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. ("SST II") announced strong increases in same-store revenues, net operating income ("NOI"), occupancy and annualized rent per square footage as part of its overall operating…

Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II Acquires Fully Occupied, Class A Office Building in Carmel, Indiana for $28.6 Million 133,400 Square Foot Property Under Long-Term Absolute-Net Lease to Strong and Stable Company Tenant May 17, 2017 | Griffin Capital EL SEGUNDO, Calif., May 17, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Griffin Capital Company, LLC (“Griffin Capital”) announced today, on…

Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. Acquires 850-Unit Self Storage Portfolio in Asheville, N.C. for $10.25 Million May 15, 2017 | Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. ASHEVILLE, N.C., May 15, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. ("SSGT"), a public non-traded real estate investment trust sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC, announced today its acquisition of an…