Is Marketplace Lending a Safer Investment Than the Stock Market?

By Gary Bechtel, Contributing Columnist

Alternative investment vehicles are coming into the market that are becoming particularly attractive when investing with a low appetite for risk.

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REITs Could Benefit from Healthcare Systems M&As, Some Experts Claim

By Donna M. Mitchell, Contributing Writer

“The ability for REITs to participate in holistic transactions as a financial sponsor opens up a whole new arena or sub group of transactions that are likely to take place,” says Anu Singh, a managing director at Kaufman Hall & Associates.

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National Forecast Is Good Sign for Office Market

Business Journals

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Kushners Hunting Hard for a Loan to Pay Back Chinese Investors

Bloomberg

Kushner Cos. is sending out feelers for the loan against its 50-story Trump Bay Street in Jersey City. It would keep $50 million and use the rest to repay the investors.

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10 Must Reads for the CRE Industry Today

By NREI Staff

Children’s apparel chain Gymboree is likely to file for bankruptcy this month, according to MarketWatch. Lowes Corp. co-chairman Jonathan Tisch criticized president Trump’s travel ban in a CNBC interview. These are among today’s must reads from around the commercial real estate industry.

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