Sen. Elizabeth Warren presses Andrew Puzder on DOL fiduciary rule Asks Trump's nominee for secretary of Labor how he'll evaluate the retirement advice regulation Feb 13, 2017 @ 1:21 pm | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., is pressing Andrew Puzder, President Donald J. Trump's nominee for labor secretary, on what he intends…

3 questions independent broker-dealers should ask private equity product sponsors While private equity could become a positive force in the retail alternatives space, not all sponsors are created equal Feb 13, 2017 @ 5:37 pm | by Clive Slovin | InvestmentNews.com Just two years ago, non-traded real estate investment trusts and business development companies were in favor…

Robust Industrial Market Likely To Extend Into 2018 CHICAGO—Opus has just opened another spec project in the Chicago area, and after quickly finding a long-term tenant, company officials say the market has a lot of running room. February 10, 2017 | by BRIAN J. ROGAL | GlobeSt.com The building is the last remaining site within the Carlow…

Southeastern U.S. Experiencing a Growth Spur February 10, 2017 | by Dan Wagner | National Real Estate Investor Due to rapid growth, the Southeast is emerging as an economic powerhouse with a diversifying base. With two international gateway markets in Atlanta and Miami—together accounting for more than 50 percent of the region’s international commercial real estate…

Credit conditions for most business lending unchanged in fourth quarter : Fed February 6, 2017 | by Howard Schneider | Reuters Loan officers at U.S. banks reported largely unchanged lending standards and slightly looser terms for business loans in the last three months of 2016, the Federal Reserve reported on Monday in a quarterly survey.…

Economy Watch: Bankruptcy Rates Lowest in Years February 7, 2017 | by Dees Stribling | Commercial Property Executive The number of bankruptcy filings during 2016 was the lowest for any calendar year since 2006—another indicator that the economy has mostly recovered since the recession. During the 12-month period ending in December, there were 794,960 cases filed…

Dallas judge upholds DOL fiduciary rule In an 81-page ruling, Chief Judge Barbara M.G. Lynn of the Northern District of Texas, shot down each of the major arguments submitted by industry trade groups Feb 8, 2017 @ 5:11 pm | by Mark Schoeff Jr. | InvestmentNews.com A Dallas federal judge upheld the Labor Department's fiduciary rule on…

Apartment Renters Are Getting Older SAN DIEGO—One-third of Millennials aren’t even looking for apartments yet, which bodes well for the future of the industry, Steadfast’s Ella Shaw Neyland tells attendees at NMHC’s Annual Meeting yesterday. January 26, 2017 | by CARRIE ROSSENFELD | GlobeSt.com SAN DIEGO—One-third of Millennials aren’t even looking for apartments yet, which bodes well…

3 Reasons For Optimism In Senior Housing Finance in 2017 January 29, 2017 | by Alana Stramowski | Senior Housing News Senior housing players have some reasons to be optimistic about financing looking toward the year ahead. The positive outlook stems from the Trump administration’s talk of deregulation, along with interest rate action and real estate investment…