Strategic Storage Growth Trust (SSGT) Reaches $50 Million Equity Mark; Can Now Receive Investments From Pennsylvania Residents LADERA RANCH, CA--(Marketwired - Jul 21, 2016) - Strategic Storage Growth Trust, Inc. (SSGT), which is sponsored by SmartStop Asset Management, LLC, has raised more than $50 million in capital from investors across the United States…

    Non-Traded REITs Weigh Exit Strategies Jul 20, 2016 | Beth Mattson-Teig | National Real Estate Investor Non-traded REITs reaching maturity are facing a quandary when it comes to choosing the most lucrative exit strategy and the timing of their liquidation events. There are a number of non-traded REITs that are getting a bit “long in…

    KBS Legacy Partners Hires HFF to Market 11-Property Multifamily Portfolio 11-Property Multi-Housing Portfolio in Core U.S. Markets By Mark Heschmeyer | July 15, 2016 | CoStar As part of a wider plan to liquidate holdings in some of its REITs, KBS Capital Markets Group has hired HFF to market an 11-property, 3,039-unit multi-housing portfolio…

    Sierra Income Corporation Increase in Public Offering Price July 14, 2016 06:16 PM Eastern Daylight Time | Businesswire.com NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--A committee of the board of directors (the “Board”) of Sierra Income Corporation (“SIC”) has approved an increase in its public offering price from $9.00 per share to $9.05 per share. The increase…

Shareholders in nontraded REITs have limited options when attempting to liquidate some or all of their common stock holdings. While most nontraded REITs have share redemption programs, these programs may have been suspended due to liquidity issues, or restricted to redemption requests filed due to death, disability or other hardships. Funding for share redemptions is…

    Carey Watermark Investors 2 Completes $154 Million Acquisition of San Jose Marriott JUL 14, 2016, 07:30 ET | News provided by Carey Watermark Investors 2 Top performing Silicon Valley property connected to San Jose Convention Center NEW YORK, July 14, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Carey Watermark Investors 2 Incorporated (CWI 2), a non-traded real estate investment trust…

    REITs Become Separate Sector in September July, 2016 GMT | Daily Forex Between September 16th and 19th, a new sector will be introduced on Wall Street. Real Estate Investment Trusts (REITS) which own commercial real estate and generate dividends from the rents that are levied, will be split off from all other financial…

    Broker-dealers eye level commissions to reduce risk under DOL fiduciary rule Such a strategy is meant to reduce the appearance of a conflict of interest when using commission products in retirement accounts Jul 11, 2016 @ 12:27 pm | By Greg Iacurci | Investment News Broker-dealer executives are strongly considering a strategy whereby investment products…

    KBS Growth & Income REIT Makes Second Acquisition July 15, 2016 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault [caption id="attachment_8296" align="alignleft" width="109"] By Ajbenj at English Wikipedia - Self-made by author[/caption] KBS has announced that its Growth & Income REIT purchased the 219,742-square-foot Commonwealth Building in Portland, Oregon for $69 million. This is…