Cap Rates Drop as Competition for Medical Office Buildings Heats Up The intense vying for urgent care centers, surgery centers and other outpatient medical facilities is driving down cap rates in the sector. July 10, 2017 | by Donna Mitchell | National Real Estate Investor When Physicians Realty Trust announced a purchase of 18 medical office facilities located…

Top 6 Issues Affecting Commercial Real Estate June 29, 2017 | by Saraf Ahmed | BISNOW Political volatility, tech disruption and rising sea levels — these are but a few of the issues on the minds of commercial real estate professionals and policymakers globally. The following are six of the top trends CRE players worry will affect real estate in…

Attitudes About Mixed-Use Have Changed Dramatically In the past four or five years, mixed-use projects have become part of our culture, and we are embracing this asset class more as an extension of everyone’s life, say speakers at PCBC. July 7, 2017 | by CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com SAN DIEGO—In the past four or five years, mixed-use projects have…

Crisis-era CMBS proving less worrisome than once feared July 6, 2017 | by Jake Mooney and Zach Fox | SNL High property values and abundant capital from a variety of lending sources are helping commercial real estate property owners refinance their debt, even on higher-risk loans underwritten in the boom years leading up to the last financial crisis. Issuance…

The DI Wire Q&A with SC Distributors President Pat Miller July 7, 2017 | The DI Wire The DI Wire sat down with SC Distributors president Pat Miller to discuss the company, his background in the direct investment space, and the new regulatory landscape. Can you briefly share a bit about your background and history…

What Finra pays its top executives July 7, 2017 | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews Each year, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc., the brokerage industry self-regulator, publishes the total compensation for its 10 highest-paid executives in its annual report. In a message accompanying this year’s report, Finra president and chief executive Robert W. Cook said that…

1031 'Like-Kind' Exchanges Are Under Fire. Again June 29, 2017 | by Ben Mattlin | Financial Advisor With all the turmoil in Washington, one important proposed tax change has mostly fallen through the cracks: the gutting or outright elimination of the 1031 exchange provision. Essentially, Section 1031 of the tax code allows those who sell a parcel…

Focus on Alternatives: Richard Gann on share classes July 2017 | Real Assets Adviser  Richard Gann, chief products officer at Steadfast Capital Markets Group, discusses the different share class structures in non-traded alternative investments, including the basics of A, T, and R/I shares, differences in pricing and distribution yields, fee structures and more. Read Full Article…

Finra Freezes Executive Pay as Revenue Declines July 5, 2017 | by Mason Braswell | AdvisorHub Seven top executives at the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority earned at least $1 million in 2016 but a 6% decline in revenue has led the industry-financed organization to freeze salaries and promotions in 2017, according to the group’s annual report. “We expect…