Phillips Edison Acquires Bakersfield Center August 2, 2017 | Al Urbanski | ChainStoreAge.com Phillips Edison has acquired another grocery-anchored center, this on in Bakersfield, California.   Riverlakes Village is a 92,212-sq.-ft. neighborhood center anchored by Von’s Supermarket and augmented by a classic necessity-based mix of CVS, Verizon Wireless, Bank of America, Supercuts, Steak and Grape’s, and…

Why REITs Still Deserve A Place In Your Portfolio July 28, 2017 | StreetAuthority.com So far, it hasn't been a very good year for real estate investment trusts (REITs). However, this isn't to say these stocks have performed badly as a whole. So far this year, the Dow Jones Equity REIT Total Return Index is…

Which REIT Sector is Most Undervalued? July 18, 2017 | By Brad Case | Reit.com I’ve noted in other recent market commentaries that exchange-traded REITs seem to be undervalued, in the sense that multiple valuation metrics that have historically been reliable predictors of future total returns are in distinctly bullish ranges.  For example, if the historical relationship between…

Why Have REITs Underperformed the Stock Market Recently?   July 12, 2017 | By Brad Case | Reit.com Over the first six months of 2017 the broad U.S. stock market had outperformed the REIT market, with the Russell 3000 Index showing total returns of 8.93% compared to just 5.43% for the FTSE NAREIT All REIT Index. …

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. Completes $398 Million in Healthcare and Data Center Acquisitions in First Half of 2017 The acquisitions, completed January through June 2017, added 11 properties totaling approximately 1.7 million rentable square feet to CV Mission Critical REIT II’s portfolio. July 17, 2017 03:30 PM Eastern Daylight Time TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS…

Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. Acquires Newly-Constructed Self Storage Facility Near Charleston, South Carolina July 19, 2017 | Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc.  CHARLESTON, S.C., July 19, 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 purchase of a 500-unit, newly-constructed self…

Fitch Analyst Says REITs Looking to Reduce Cost of Financing July 17, 2017 | by REIT.com Steven Marks, managing director at Fitch Ratings, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. Marks commented on a recent report by Fitch into REITs’ bank borrowing exposure. Fitch looked at…

Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. Acquires Three Properties July 19, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc., a non-traded real estate investment trust focused on assembling a portfolio of high-quality data center and healthcare real estate, acquired assets during the first half of 2017 for…

Retail REIT InvenTrust Focusing on Sun Belt July 12, 2017 | REIT.com Thomas McGuinness, president and CEO of InvenTrust Properties Corp., joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2017: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the New York Hilton Midtown. InvenTrust is a public non-listed REIT that focuses on open-air retail centers. McGuinness discussed InvenTrust’s strategy of rotating…