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October 3, 2012
FINRA Taking Aim at Nontraded REITs

Broker-dealers' falling short in due diligence when selling complex, illiquid products has been a focus of FINRA examinations and fines since the market collapse of 2008, writes Bruce Kelly of InvestmentNews.com. FINRA recently fined and sanctioned a handful of broker-dealers that sold two series of private placements that imploded in 2009 — Medical Capital Holdings […]

August 23, 2012
Largest Non-Traded REITs Dropping in Value

Recently, InvestmentNews.com did an analysis of eight of the largest nontraded real estate investment trusts (REITs). They found that these REITs have lost $11.3 billion, or 37% of their equity value, over the past seven years. On August 14th., CNL Lifestyle Properties Inc., which initially raised $2.7 billion at $10 a share, became the latest […]

May 14, 2012
Inland American Real Estate Trust, Largest Nontraded REIT, Under Investigation by SEC

In an article by Bruce Kelly of InvestmentNews.com, from May 10, 2011, he writes that the largest nontraded real estate investment trust in the industry, Inland American Real Estate Trust Inc., is under investigation by the Securities and Exchange Commission for potential violations of federal securities laws regarding its fees and administration. The SEC's investigation […]

April 30, 2012
Have You Invested In These REITs?

Soreide Law Group, PLLC, is investigating the following REITs (Real Estate  Investment Trust), of which some may have recently seen a steep devaluation.  This is a list of current and available REITs that may be under review for our clients. American Realty Capital Daily Net Asset Value, Inc. American Realty Capital Trust, Inc. American Realty Capital New York Recovery REIT […]

April 24, 2012
Nontraded REITs on the Slide

Have you invested in these  non-traded real estate investment trusts and funds that have recently seen steep devaluations?Name         Offering price      Per share Current estimated value       % decline per share  Behringer Harvard Opportunity REIT I          $10.00      $4.12           -58.80%       Behringer Harvard REIT I                                     $10.00     $4.64           -53.60%       Behringer Harvard Short-Term Opportunity Fund $10.00     $0.40          -96%       Cornerstone Core Properties REIT                     $8.00        $2.25           -71.88%       Inland […]

April 20, 2012
Cornerstone Core Properties Plunges 72%--Another Nontraded REIT

Bruce Kelly writes in an InvestmentNews.com article, that another nontraded real estate investment trust has taken a sudden and precipitous decline in value — this time plunging nearly 72%. The investors in the Cornerstone Core Properties REIT Inc. were told this month by the company that the shares, once valued at $8, are now worth […]

April 17, 2012
A Word of Caution When Buying REITs

In an InvestmentNews.com article by Bruce Kelly, April 1, 2012, he writes that shortly after Susan Fox bought a nontraded real estate investment trust for her IRA, the REIT started to show quarterly losses. But when she met with her broker to discuss her concern, he sold her a second nontraded REIT. Kelly writes that […]

February 10, 2012
Regulators to Look Closely at Nontraded Business Development Companies (BCDs)

Bruce Kelly writes in a February 9th., 2012 article for InvestmentNews.com that securities regulators are taking a close and careful look at a fast-growing alternative investment known as a nontraded business development company. The InvestmentNews.com article states that the North American Securities Administrators Association is “gearing up to draft a statement of policy” on nontraded […]

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