Despite Rising Vacancies, Apts. Still Strong JULY 5, 2016 | BY CARRIE ROSSENFELD  | GlobeSt.com IRVINE, CA— “This is still a tight vacancy level, so rents will enjoy growth averaging about 3.6% per year” between now and 2018, predicts Ten-X’s Peter Muoio in this EXCLUSIVE interview about the future of the apartment sector.…

    Democratic platform draft includes financial transactions tax, defense of DOL fiduciary rule The party is set to endorse a levy on securities sales when it meets at its national convention in Philadelphia later this month Jul 6, 2016 @ 1:47 pm | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News Democrats are set to endorse a…

    When the neighborhood is owned by billion-dollar companies By MIKE SCHNEIDER | Jul. 3, 2016 9:42 AM EDT | AP APOPKA, Florida (AP) — Many of the single-family homes in the Piedmont Park neighborhood of Apopka, Florida, used to be owned by families — the Vargases and the Townes, the Pierces and the Riddles. Now,…

    SEC Investor Advocate Fleming targets fees charged by advisers Rick Fleming will push the Securities and Exchange Commission to follow through on its review of how brokers and investment advisers disclose their fees to clients Jul 1, 2016 @ 12:02 pm | By Tanvi Acharya | Investment News To SEC investor advocate Rick A.…

    US Office: Demand Keeps Outpacing Supply JULY 5, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com CALABASAS, CA—Among office markets driven by the tech sector, San Jose has been a winner in both vacancy declines and rent growth; Marcus & Millichap reports that Silicon Valley’s peers have seen more variable results.   [caption id="" align="alignnone"…

    Reclassification May Boost REITs, Shake Up Financial ETFs JUNE 30, 2016 | CHRISTOPHER ROBBINS | Financial Advisor Real estate equities are finally getting their own investment classification, but the benefits of their change might not be apparent until years after their reclassification while the impact on financial sector ETFs could be immediate. At the end…

    REIT returns strong, allocations remain low, study finds BY ARLEEN JACOBIUS | JUNE 27, 2016 | Pensions & Investments Real estate investment trusts can't get any love from institutional investors. While REITs had the highest average net return, investors had the lowest allocation to the securities, on average just 0.6% of total assets,…

      The Coming Uber Revolution And REITs JUNE 27, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY | GlobeSt.com “The coming revolution in transportation will be a game-changer in real estate,” begins a new report from Green Street Advisors. The Newport Beach, CA-based advisory firm predicts that the future popularity of ride-hailing services such as Uber and…

    John Hancock swims against the tide, doubles down on independent broker-dealer business By picking up 883 Transamerica advisers and $25 billion in client assets, its Signator Investors B-D now has the scale to compete profitably in era of increased regulation and rising costs Jun 23, 2016 @ 12:14 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment…