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MGCCT's fee model for future Mapletree Reits
Mapletree is also open to tweaking the fee income model of its other existing Reits to the MGCCT model, if unitholders request the change, he added.
6 hrs ago | Business Journal
Brandywine REIT selling an interest in its big Austin portfolio
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10 hrs ago | Alabama Live
Hoover apartment complex sold to Philadelphia REIT for $8.5 million
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Build a Strong Portfolio With REITs: Opinion
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Mortgage REITs are an interesting investment sector with periods of both exceptional performance and devastating crashes.
Bio Merger Could Impact Healthcare REITs
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Aviv REIT Receives New Coverage from Analysts at Morgan Stanley
The firm set an "equal weight" rating on the stock. The analysts wrote, "Aviv REIT completed its IPO on March 21st and with the stock up 22% since pricing, we see risk-reward as currently balanced and initiate with an Equal-weight rating and $26 price target.
Bryant Snippet: Ares Commercial Real Estate to Acquire Alliant Alliant Capital LLC
Ares Commercial Real Estate Corporation announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire EF&A Funding, L.L.C, d/b/a Alliant Capital LLC from The Alliant Company, LLC and Alliant, Inc., for approximately $62.8 million through a combination of cash and stock.
New Wall Street threat to homea
A year ago, the Federal Reserve Board issued a policy statement on rental of REO owned by the banks they supervise and allowed the banks to rent REO properties without requiring them to demonstrate continuous efforts to market the properties.
Searching for Yield? Look to the Energy Sector
The single, easiest way to keep track of all the stocks that matter... Your own personalized stock watchlist! It's a 100% FREE Motley Fool service... This unflinching affinity for high-yielding investments has even pushed valuations among utilities -- a sector that typically trades at a discount to the broader market -- to record heights.
Lightstone Value Plus REIT Buys Baton Rouge Hotels
Lightstone Value Plus Real Estate Investment Trust announced the acquisition of two Marriott-branded hotels in Baton Rouge, Louisiana for $15.6 million.
Hotel Assets Group Sees Strong YTD 2013 Closings
With the recent closings, the firm continues to see strong transaction volume in the hotel real estate sector.
SE Asian REITs Diversify In Search Of Yield
In Asia, REITs are gaining popularity because both Singapore and Hong Kong have performed very well in recent years as recipients of real estate investors from markets such as China, the Philippines and Indonesia due in large part of central bank policy which target the U.S. dollar directly in the case of Hong Kong, or U.S. interest rate policy, in ... (more)
U.S. Hotel Stocks Up 0.4% in April 2013
The Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index reported a 0.4-percent increase in April to 2,784. Year-to-date 2013, the Baird/STR Hotel Stock Index is up 13.7 percent.
Column: Business Development Companies - High yield, high risk
In a frantic search for yields, investors often turn toward relatively unknown products.
The HOPE initiative, a program started by the administration of Gov. Martin O'Malley to preserve homeownership by helping prevent foreclosures, was awarded the Maryland Access to Justice Commission's Executive Branch Award for 2013.
KBW Not Worried About Fed MBS Exit Happening Soon
Analysts at Keefe, Bruyette & Woods state that they believe fears about a Federal Reserve Board exit from its mortgage-backed securities holdings in the near future 'are overdone.' Mortgage real estate investment trusts invest in similar paper that the Fed is and this is affecting their valuation.
Company Profile for Pennsylvania Real Estate Investment Trust
Currently, the Company's portfolio of 46 properties comprises 36 shopping malls, seven community and power centers, and three development properties.
Replace Agency Capital After Dismal Earnings? What I'm Doing With The Stock Now
With the recent fears of pressure on mortgage real estate investment trusts due to fears of increasing rates that would diminish profit margins, I have begun to share my thoughts on the space.
B-Ds reining in sales of alternatives
VSR Financial Services Inc. , Berthel Fisher & Co. Financial Services Inc. and the Cetera Financial Group Inc., which has four independent-contractor broker-dealers under its umbrella, this year have revised policies or added new guidelines and procedures for the sale of certain alternatives, such as nontraded real estate investment trusts.