DOL Moves to Delay Fiduciary Rule After President Trump orders Labor to review the rule, acting Labor secretary files to start delay of April 10 compliance date February 27, 2017 | by Melanie Waddell | Investment Advisor After a third federal court ruling in early February upheld the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule, Labor's Acting Secretary Edward Hugler…

Seyfarth Shaw’s 2017 Real Estate Market Sentiment Survey Results February 27, 2017 | by James Sprow | Blue Vault The Seyfarth Shaw second annual survey of the commercial real estate market found that respondents among U.S. commercial real estate executives see rising interest rates among the top concerns, with 98% of respondents expecting rate increases…

Retirement Preparedness Requires Course Corrections Americans are feeling unprepared for retirement but are willing to take steps to ensure more financial security later in life. February 15, 2017 | by Rebecca Moore | PLANSPONSOR While most Americans realize retirement will be the biggest purchase of their lifetime—costing 2.5 times the cost of an average home—81% say…

Should the SEC Step in Where the DOL Has Faltered? February 22, 2017 | by Thomas Coyle | Financial Advisor IQ There’s confusion over the prospects of Department of Labor’s new fiduciary rule for retirement accounts. And this tumult — spawned largely by a recent directive from U.S. President Donald Trump for a broad-based re-examination of federal…

  U.S. House Prices Rise 1.5 Percent in Fourth Quarter U.S. house prices rose 1.5 percent in the fourth quarter of 2016 according to the Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) House Price Index (HPI). House prices rose 6.2 percent from the fourth quarter of 2015 to the fourth quarter of 2016. FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly…

Why So Many 1031 Investors Are Emerging SAN DIEGO—Just like home buyers look to level up, we’re also seeing a bit more fluidity in typically middle-market groups seeking more institutional deals and vice versa, Avison Young’s Peter Sherman tells GlobeSt.com. February 21, 2017 | BY CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com Sherman: “I had multiple conversations with investors saying…

Rents Rise Fastest in Class-B Submarkets February 21, 2017 | by Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor  Apartment rents are growing most quickly in working-class, suburban submarkets that apartment developers have avoided. “With a handful of exceptions, the neighborhoods posting the strongest rent growth don’t have much ongoing construction,” says Greg Willett, chief economist for…

2017 outlook depends on Trump policies, Hilton CEO says February 15, 2017 | Jake Mooney | S&P Global Executives at Hilton Worldwide Holdings Inc. are optimistic that the company's revenue can grow in the months ahead, but the company's CEO said much depends on the Trump administration's ability to deliver tax and regulatory reform. During…

Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. Announces Appointment of Lightstone as New Advisor February 17, 2017 09:30 AM Eastern Standard Time | BusinessWire NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT II, Inc. (“OPREIT II” or the “Company”), a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust, today announced that the Company has appointed Lightstone as its new…