Sam Zell on why interest rates need a “shot clock” April 6, 2017 | by E.B. Solomont | TheRealDeal From TRD New York: Sam Zell is tired of waiting for Godot. Raise those damn interest rates already, he says. “The kinds of interest rates we’ve had are like basketball without a shot clock,” the billionaire chairman of Equity…

Financial Choice Act to Be Reintroduced by End of April Latest iteration of Choice Act still requires DOL to promulgate fiduciary rule similar to SEC's April 12, 2017 | by Melanie Waddell | ThinkAdvisor Rep. Jeb Hensarling’s Financial Choice Act, which seeks to gut the Dodd-Frank Act and is set for release by the end of April,…

Are Retail Stocks and Mall REITs a Value Play? April 13, 2017 | by Debbie Carlson | U.S. News Retail stocks and the mall and shopping center real-estate investment trusts have been hit hard by investors worried about the impact of online shopping on both retailers and the physical locations where these stores reside. In particular, the…

Fears mount over US construction boom April 12, 2017 | by Alistair Gray | Financial Times More than a million new apartments have sprung up across the US in a post-crisis construction surge. Now bankers who funded the boom are worried: have developers built too much? As concerns grow about a supply glut, financial watchdogs this month…

As occupancy falls again, apartment landlords sweeten the pot March 31, 2017 | by Diana Olick | CNBC If you are a first-time renter or looking to upgrade to a bigger, newer apartment, now may be your best chance. Demand for rental apartments fell short of new supply by about 100,000 units nationwide, according to RealPage, a…

CRE Loan Volume Ticks Down By 3% April 6, 2017 | by PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com WASHINGTON, DC—Although commercial and multifamily mortgage originations in 2016 fell short of the previous year’s volume, a 3% year-over-year decline from 2015’s near-record levels is nothing to sneeze at. The Mortgage Bankers Association said Thursday that lenders closed $490.6 billion of…

Capital Square 1031 Acquires 232-Unit Alexander Pointe Apartments in Orange Park, Florida March 31, 2017 | MultifamilyBiz.com JACKSONVILLE, FL - Capital Square 1031 announced that the firm recently completed its fourth acquisition in seven months financed with a loan originated by Walker & Dunlop to be assigned to Fannie Mae with the purchase of Alexander…

What are Subordinated Investments? April 6, 2017 | by Beth Glavosek | Blue Vault The topic of fiduciary responsibility is on everyone’s minds this year. One unique approach to protecting investors’ interests is subordinated co-investing. It’s one possible way to address the mandates for transparency and fiduciary responsibility imposed by FINRA’s 15-02 rule and the…

Pioneer grows ILS Interval Fund by 52% to $245m April 4, 2017 | by ARTEMIS U.S. mutual fund manager Pioneer Investments has seen a significant increase in assets under management of its Pioneer ILS Interval Fund insurance-linked securities and reinsurance linked investment strategy, with the fund’s AuM jumping 52% to $245 million by the end of…