Brian Block denies cooking the books at Schorsch REIT Former CFO claims everything he did was 'appropriate' and 'correct' June 27, 2017 | by Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews Fighting to prove his innocence from federal securities fraud charges, Brian Block, the former CFO of a giant REIT formerly controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, took the stand in federal…

Elevated Demand for Apts. Expected to Remain Due to Household Formation and Lack of Affordable Housing Options As One of Multifamily Sector's Largest Industry Gatherings Winds Down in Atlanta, Researchers Sound Need for Millions of New Units June 22, 2017 | by Randyl Drummer | CoStar Separate studies issued this week share the same conclusion that…

6 ways the Amazon-Whole Foods deal could impact the grocery industry Analysts say retailers can expect more pricing pressure, consolidation and higher consumer expectations for online shopping and delivery. June 22, 2017 | by Jeff Wells | RetailDive Last week was one most U.S. grocers would like to forget. First came news that Aldi would invest $3.4 billion…

Restaurant Boom Feeds 1031 Investment Pipeline “People are shifting to e-commerce-resistant retail, and restaurants are at the top of the list of what people are looking for,” says Randy Blankstein, president of the Boulder Group, a net lease advisory firm. June 14, 2017 | by Beth Mattson-Teig | National Real Estate Investor Investors using 1031 exchanges continue to…

America is over-malled, but not enough warehouses to support Amazon June 23, 2017 | by Lauren Thomas | CNBC America has too many malls. It's a problem that has vexed Wall Street and is an even darker cloud hanging over stocks known as real estate investment trusts, or REITs, which are the landlords for much of America's…

What’s New with the DOL Fiduciary Rule? June 23, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault  Have you been keeping up with the status of the Department of Labor’s (DOL) Fiduciary Rule? After years of contentious debate between government regulators and financial industry professionals, the controversial ruling basically went dormant for a while after President…

CRE Debt Cracks $3T Barrier June 19, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY  | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Anecdotally, the perception may be that lenders in the commercial mortgage arena are tightening the purse strings; however, the hard numbers suggest otherwise. Data issued last week by the Mortgage Bankers Association show that total commercial/multifamily debt outstanding rose to $3.01…

Brian Block's lawyer portrays prosecution witness as a liar Lisa McAlister acknowledges she has lied before, but asserts she's telling the truth now June 21, 2017 | by  Bruce Kelly | InvestmentNews.com The defense for Brian Block hit back Tuesday at a key witness in the government's securities fraud case against the former real estate executive, portraying…

Brian Block trial witness says Nicholas Schorsch had hand in cooking the books at ARCP Lisa McAlister, former chief accounting officer at the REIT once controlled by Nicholas Schorsch, said Mr. Schorsch instructed Mr. Block to obfuscate accounting fraud in a particular financial line item June 20, 2017 | by Greg Iacurci | InvestmentNews.com A key…