Data Center Properties Create a Powerful Pull Sep 6, 2016 | Diana Bell | National Real Estate Investor Technology is evolving exponentially. On all fronts—business, consumer, user—the Internet has become a necessity. Whether saving company files to the cloud, shopping on Amazon or streaming Netflix, all this data flows through one commercial real estate property type: data…

InvenTrust Properties Corp. Announces Acquisition of Windward Commons in Alpharetta, GA September 1, 2016 OAK BROOK, Ill.--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- InvenTrust Properties Corp. (“InvenTrust or “the Company”) today announced that it has acquired Windward Commons, a 99% occupied, 117,234 square foot Kroger-anchored retail center in Alpharetta, GA, for $27.65 million. “We are excited to announce the acquisition…

American Realty Capital - Retail Centers Of America, Inc. ("RCA") And American Finance Trust, Inc. To Merge, Creating A Diversified Real Estate Investment Trust With A Retail Focus Current Shareholders Will Receive Total Consideration per Share of Approximately $10.26 in an Acquisition Valued at $1.4 Billion; Transaction Results in Material Cost Savings Combined Company Achieves…

SEC steps up scrutiny of adviser use of social media New rule to include site information on Form ADV part of evolving regulations on the web tool Sep 1, 2016 @ 1:00 pm | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News The Securities and Exchange Commission is taking a closer look at advisers' use of social media…

Property Investors Are Obsessed With the A/C in Your Office Investors are looking for ways to measure the environmental risk in their real-estate portfolio. September 2, 2016 — 2:45 AM EDT | Siobhan Wagner | Bloomberg Real estate investors might have more reason to care about the air conditioning in your office than you do. As energy-related emissions…

Is the Era of High Returns Coming to an End? August 31, 2016 | Diana Bell | National Real Estate Investor Is the window for oversized returns on commercial real estate behind us? Quite likely, according to Goldman Sachs, which recently issued a report implying real estate stocks may now be too risky for investors.…

Carey Watermark Investors 2 Acquires Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel Upscale property in central Midtown location added to portfolio Company Release - 08/31/2016 07:30 NEW YORK, Aug. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2) announced that it has acquired the Renaissance Atlanta Midtown Hotel. The 21-story, full-service property includes 304 guestrooms and…

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has announced its Second Quarter operating results. September 6, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT has announced its Second Quarter operating results. Closed to new investors, its focus is on acquiring high quality, income-producing data centers and healthcare facilities. As of June 30,…

Return of a housing bubble? Monday, 29 Aug 2016 | 7:09 AM ET CNBC's Diana Olick reports on increasing home prices and whether they signal a new bubble for the market. Video Source