Hines REIT Begins Property Selloff Preferred Apartment Communities Buys 7 Grocery-Anchored Centers; Fortis Buys Chase Tower August 9, 2016 | By Mark Heschmeyer | CoStar Hines Real Estate Investment Trust Inc. has begun proceeding with its plan of liquidation. This week, Preferred Apartment Communities Inc. acquired seven grocery-anchored shopping centers with 650,400 rentable…

    National Storage Affiliates Trust Buys 22-Property California Self-Storage Portfolio From W. P. Carey Affiliate August 5, 2016 | Inside Self Storage National Storage Affiliates Trust (NSAT), a Maryland real estate investment trust (REIT) specializing in self-storage, has acquired a 22-property self-storage portfolio in California from CPA:17 – Global, a publicly held, non-traded REIT…

    Blackstone jumps into nontraded REIT market Firm wants to raise $5 billion in first venture, possibly through wirehouses Aug 10, 2016 @ 12:35 pm | By Bruce Kelly| Investment News Wall Street alternative investment giant The Blackstone Group, with $356 billion in assets, is diving into the beleaguered nontraded real estate investment trust marketplace,…

JLL Income Property Trust Buys Scottsdale Shopping Center for $47 Million Aug 02 2016 | by DI Wire JLL Income Property Trust (NASDAQ: ZIPTAX; ZIPTMX; ZIPIAX; ZIPIMX), a non-listed, daily valued perpetual life real estate investment trust, purchased Silverstone Marketplace in the Phoenix suburb of Scottsdale, Arizona for $47 million. Silverstone Marketplace is a newly-constructed…

    Inland Announces Major Reduction in Fees August 10, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation announced yesterday that it would completely eliminate “below the line” real estate transaction fees in the interest of improving overall returns for investors and eliminating conflicts of interest on all currently offered…

    Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. Acquires $116.5 Million Healthcare Portfolio August 08, 2016 06:00 AM Eastern Daylight Time TAMPA, Fla.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Carter Validus Mission Critical REIT II, Inc. (“CVMC REIT II”) acquired the HPI Portfolio, which is comprised of nine properties: two acute care hospitals and seven integrated medical facilities (“IMFs”). All…

    Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II Acquires Zebra Technologies’ Corporate Headquarters in Lincolnshire, Illinois EL SEGUNDO, Calif., Aug. 04, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Griffin Capital Corporation (“Griffin Capital”) announced today, on behalf of Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT II, Inc. (the “REIT”), the acquisition of a five-story, Class A office building totaling approximately…

    Health Care REITs Well Prepared to Withstand SNF Challenges August 3, 2016 | by Lori Marks | Commercial Property Executive By Lori Marks, Vice President & Senior Analyst, Moody's Investors Service: The top reasons why health care REITs will be able to manage the challenges facing the skilled-nursing facility market. Although certain sub-segments of…

    Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) Acquires Las Vegas Facility Totaling 745 Units August 02, 2016 18:54 ET LAS VEGAS, NV--(Marketwired - Aug 2, 2016) - Strategic Storage Trust II, Inc. (SST II) -- which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC -- recently purchased a self storage facility consisting of approximately…