A new study shows that most post-IPO/merger nontraded REITs over the past two decades have badly lagged industry benchmarks. The reason? Hefty fees.
Jefferson National Life Insurance Co. has bolstered its roster of alternative-investment offerings
David Lerner has continued to improperly pitch nontraded REITs, according to an amended complaint filed last month by the self-regulator.
After a year in which securities regulators cracked down on nontraded real estate investment trusts, REIT sponsors and the broker-dealers who sell them are focusing on compliance and whether sales of the products to investors are suitable.
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Remarkable growth in product offerings; 20% allocation coming, predicts research firm
In the search for income, investors are piling into dividend-paying REITs, driving up prices and poleaxing yields. How crowded is it in there? Said one Morningstar analyst: Property trust valuations are 'just nuts.'
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Nontraded REIT Retail Properties went public last week. But the offering price for Retail, whose tenants include Best Buy and Wal-Mart, was below what was expected. And a reverse stock split dramatically watered down the share price. Result? Investors who bought in a decade ago at $10 now own stock worth less than three bucks.
Investment in nontraditional assets can produce solid returns and help smooth volatility, says Fortigent's Welch
Housing prices stablizing, and even rising in some areas, according to Tozer
More worries for REIT investors. Inland American, the largest nontraded property trust in the U.S., says the SEC is looking into, among other things, the trust's fees and administration.
