Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Engages Robert A. Stanger & Co. to Review Strategic Alternatives EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Sept. 13, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- A special committee consisting of the nominating and corporate governance committee of the board of directors (the “Committee”) of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (“GCEAR”) announced today that it engaged…

SOURCE: JLL Income Property Trust September 08, 2016 16:33 ET JLL Income Property Trust Acquires Two Fully-Leased Warehouses in San Francisco Bay Area CHICAGO, IL--(Marketwired - Sep 8, 2016) - JLL Income Property Trust, an institutionally-managed, daily valued perpetual life REIT (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX) (NASDAQ: ZIPTMX) (NASDAQ:ZIPIAX) (NASDAQ: ZIPIMX), today announced the acquisition of Pinole Point…

Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc. acquires an interest in two skilled nursing facilities in Delaware LAKE FOREST, Calif., Sept. 6, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Summit Healthcare REIT, Inc.("Summit" or the "REIT") announced today that it has acquired an interest in two skilled nursing facilities located in the communities of Millsboro and Smyrna, Delaware, for a total purchase…

Author Spotlight: A history of the REIT revolution by Institutional Real Estate, Inc. Kenneth Campbell, who spent his professional lifetime reporting on the REIT business and wrote the first full-length book on REITs many years ago, is back with yet another book titled “Watch That Rat Hole: And Witness the REIT Revolution.” He joins us…

Blackstone's New Non-Traded REIT Begins Selling Shares September 7, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer | CoStar Blackstone Real Estate has officially gone to market with shares for its newly launched and first-ever non-traded REIT -- Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust Inc. The PE giant is looking to raise up to $5 billion for the REIT…

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…

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…