Self-Storage Sector Maintains Steady Growth Jul 18, 2016 | Barbara Byrne Denham and Victor Calanog | National Real Estate Investor The self-storage industry is one that has not garnered much investor attention, but may start to, judging by the numbers. Vacancy rates continued to decline in the first quarter and rents climbed at a healthy…

    Senate Bill Launches Another Attack On REIT Tax Exemptions JULY 19, 2016 | BY ERIKA MORPHY | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—A new bill introduced in the Senate could limit how prison REITs operate. Last week, Senate Finance Committee Ranking Member Ron Wyden, D-Ore., introduced legislation that would limit the ability of private companies that operate…

    The Death And Life Of The Suburban Class A Mall JULY 13, 2016 | BY NINA J. GRUEN | GlobeSt.com SAN FRANCISCO—Luxury malls have been steady, but will that last as Millennials take more consumer share? Ms. Real Estate has the answer. SAN FRANCISCO—Wouldn’t it be convenient if someone had clear, intelligent answers to…

    Strong Demand for Apartments on the Horizon July 19th, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Demand for apartments appears to have surged in the second quarter, according to a recent article by National Real Estate Investor and MPF Research. Even though new construction of multifamily properties is also picking up in…

    KBS Legacy Partners Hires HFF to Market 11-Property Multifamily Portfolio 11-Property Multi-Housing Portfolio in Core U.S. Markets By Mark Heschmeyer | July 15, 2016 | CoStar As part of a wider plan to liquidate holdings in some of its REITs, KBS Capital Markets Group has hired HFF to market an 11-property, 3,039-unit multi-housing portfolio…

    Sierra Income Corporation Increase in Public Offering Price July 14, 2016 06:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time | Businesswire.com NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Sierra Income Corporation (“SIC”) has approved an increase in its public offering price from $9.00 per share to $9.05 per share. The increase…

    Industrial Property Trust Inc. Announces Second Quarter 2016 Acquisition Activity July 13, 2016 17:53 ET | Source: Industrial Property Trust DENVER, July 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Industrial Property Trust Inc. (“IPT”), an industrial real estate investment trust that owns and operates distribution warehouses throughout the United States, announced today that, during the…

    The ABC's of the DOL fiduciary rule Confusion could be the rule's greatest by-product due to its broad and somewhat general nature Jul 12, 2016 @ 1:00 am | By Anthony Domino, Jr. | Investment News A casual reading of any financial publication recently is certain to have a headline featuring three letters: D…

    Carey Watermark Investors 2 Completes $154 Million Acquisition of San Jose Marriott JUL 14, 2016, 07:30 ET | News provided by Carey Watermark Investors 2 Top performing Silicon Valley property connected to San Jose Convention Center NEW YORK, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2), a non-traded real estate investment trust…