Multifamily Vacancies Rise Downtown Jun 21, 2016 | Bendix Anderson | National Real Estate Investor Tens of thousands of new apartments are now opening in central business districts (CBDs)around the country. Some will have a hard time finding residents. "There’s a lot of angst about downtown apartments right now,” says Jay Parsons, vice president for apartment…

    Bernanke: A ‘Rodney Dangerfield’ Recovery JUNE 20, 2016 | BY JOHN SALUSTRI | GlobeSt.com The former fed chief believes the current upcycle gets little respect, a belief that bodes well for commercial real estate. Former Federal Reserve Board chairman Dr. Ben Bernanke was the featured speaker as Marcus & Millichap, suited out with its…

    Congressional sit-in disrupted by failed attempt to override veto of anti-DOL fiduciary rule bill Jun 23, 2016 @ 6:31 am | By Mark Schoeff Jr. | Investment News The House of Representatives failed Wednesday night to override a presidential veto of a resolution that would kill a Labor Department investment advice regulation. The vote, which…

    Rent rose at the fastest pace in more than 9 years in May By Andrea Riquier | Published: June 16, 2016 10:03 a.m. ET | MarketWatch Rent rose at the fastest monthly pace since 2007 last month, a reminder that one of the biggest expenses for most Americans isn’t easing up. In May, rent was…

    Private Equity RE Eyes Value For Money JUNE 22, 2016 | BY PAUL BUBNY  | GlobeSt.com NEW YORK CITY—Faced with increasing competition and higher prices amid record levels of dry powder, private equity real estate fund managers are employing “increasingly flexible investment strategies,” says Andrew Moylan at Preqin.   Private equity real estate…

    Pimco Says ‘Storm Is Brewing’ in U.S. Commercial Real Estate by John Gittelsohn, Sarah Mulholland | June 20, 2016 — 10:00 AM EDT | Bloomberg Firm warns prices may fall as much as 5% in next 12 months Buying, refinancing opportunities to emerge for some investors U.S. commercial real estate prices may fall as much…

      Medical Capital executive gets 10-year sentence for private placement fraud Joseph J. Lampariello also ordered to pay nearly $40 million in restitution Jun 16, 2016 @ 4:21 pm | By Bruce Kelly | Investment News   A former top executive of Medical Capital Holdings Inc., a private placement-turned-Ponzi scheme that destroyed dozens of…

    REIT returns outpace S&P 500 thru March BY REW | APRIL 15, 2016 Stock exchange-listed Equity REITs significantly outperformed the rest of the equity market in March and the first quarter of 2016, according to the National Association of Real Estate Investment Trusts (NAREIT). The total return of the FTSE NAREIT All REITs Index, the…

    Apartment Construction Not Slowing Down, According to Neyland 6/9/2016 | By Allen Kenney | REIT.com Ella Shaw Neyland, president of Steadfast Apartment REIT, joined REIT.com for a video interview at REITWeek 2016: NAREIT’s Investor Forum at the Waldorf Astoria New York. Steadfast Apartment REIT is a public, non-listed REIT that acquires and manages…