CRE Growth Favors Smaller Markets NOVEMBER 7, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY  | GlobeSt.com ORLANDO—With a slow-growth economy and the probability of an interest rate hike, investors are expected to take a cautious approach in coming months, the National Association of Realtors’ Lawrence Yun said at a conference Friday. ORLANDO—Commercial real estate’s growth path is…

The Trendiest Investment on Wall Street…That Nobody Knows About PHOTO: CHRISTOPHE VORLET By JASON ZWEIG Nov 4, 2016 11:28 am ET  Wall Street Journal Among this year’s hottest investment ideas is one that even many of the people buying it have never heard of. This peculiar vehicle is called an interval fund, and asset managers are…

$103M Resort Retail Portfolio Changes Hands November 7, 2016 | by Keith Loria  | Commercial Property Executive CNL Lifestyle Properties has sold a seven-property portfolio of trophy retail assets located within luxury resorts in the U.S. and Canada. Straton Village Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—A private real estate consortium between The Imperium Cos., MMG Equity Partners and…

Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV Enters Agreement to Acquire Evendale Medical Office Building Near Cincinnati Thursday, November 3, 2016 5:30 PM UTC CINCINNATI, Nov. 03, 2016 -- American Healthcare Investors and Griffin Capital Corporation, the co-sponsors of Griffin-American Healthcare REIT IV, Inc., announced today that the REIT has entered into an agreement to acquire Evendale Medical Office…

E-Commerce Demand Shifting Construction from Retail to Logistics, Boosts Absorption to Near-Record Levels More Investors Pursue Higher Yields by Backing New Development as Industrial Real Estate Expansion Rolls On November 3, 2016 | By Randyl Drummer | CoStar The appetite of internet-based sellers and other retailers for newly built logistics properties drove net absorption of industrial…

1031 Buyer Drives Peak Pricing Retention for Well-Located Asset November 1, 2016 | by Adriana Pop | Commercial Property Executive Hanley Investment Group brokered the sale of Raceway Commons, a Panera Bread-anchored shopping destination in Indianapolis. Indianapolis—A private investor from Franklin Lakes, N.J., is the new owner of Raceway Commons, a 32,748-square-foot multi-tenant retail center in…

NAFA appeals court victory for DOL fiduciary rule The Labor Department is coming off a big win, but will the judgment have legs in this appeal and the five other suits still pending against the regulation? Nov 7, 2016 @ 2:04 pm | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News The Labor Department is off to a…

Advisors Jittery As Election, DOL Rule Loom NOVEMBER 3, 2016 | CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS | Financial Advisor Keep the scented candles and antacids at hand. Financial advisors are feeling most anxious about political and regulatory developments, according to the third quarter Fidelity Advisor Investment Pulse study, which was released on Thursday. More than 28 percent of the…

Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT I, Inc. Closes 7-Year, $255 Million Unsecured Term Loan Facility November 02, 2016 01:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time CINCINNATI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Phillips Edison Grocery Center REIT I, Inc. (the “Company”) announced that it recently closed on a seven-year, $255 million unsecured term loan facility. Proceeds from the term loan were used to…