The $5.7 billion REIT, Columbia Property Trust, went public last week, but despite the real estate market's post-2008 recovery, older non-traded real estate investment trusts are still struggling. Jason Kephart writes in a recent article from InvestmentNews that Columbia REIT was filled with supposed Class A properties, and began raising money at the start of […]

The $5.7 billion REIT, Columbia Property Trust, went public last week, but despite the real estate market's post-2008 recovery, older non-traded real estate investment trusts are still struggling. Jason Kephart writes in a recent article from InvestmentNews that Columbia REIT was filled with supposed Class A properties, and began raising money at the start of […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, (888) 760-6552, obtained he following information on FINRA’s website under “Disciplinary and Other FINRA Actions, September, 2013.” Matthew Francis Deline (CRD #4910379, Registered Representative, Encinitas, California) was barred from association with any FINRA member in any capacity. This sanction was based on FINRA's findings that Deline failed to appear and testify […]

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, and Securities Attorney Lars K. Soreide, are investigating James J. Albright, Jr., and Sagepoint Financial, Inc., previously known as AIG Financial Advisers, of Manitowoc, Wisconsin. The alleged claims are based on Albright’s recommendations to his clients to purchase unsuitable, risky and illiquid non-traded real estate investment trusts (“REITs”). Due to the result of Albright’s alleged sales practices, his […]

In an InvestmentNews.com article, Dan Jamieson writes that Green Street Advisors Inc., says to forget the new breed of nontraded REITs. Investors are far more likely to be better off with publicly traded REITs, the research firm said in a report released Wednesday. The current regulatory scrutiny has forced sponsors of nontraded REITs to address […]

On October 4, 2011, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority Inc. or FINRA,  issued an alert to investors that outlines the nontraded real estate investment trusts (REITs) features and potential drawbacks, such as high fees and a lack of liquidity. As the name suggests, nontraded REITs aren't listed on a national exchange writes Bruce Kelly for InvestmentNews.com. “Turbulence in […]