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Investors in Griffin-American Healthcare REIT III (“GAH REIT III”), may have FINRA arbitration claims, if their investment was recommended by a financial advisor who lacked a reasonable basis for the recommendation, or if the nature of the investment was misrepresented by the broker or financial advisor. GAH REIT III is sponsored by American Healthcare Investors…

Investors in American Realty Capital New York City REIT (“ARC NYC REIT”), may have arbitration claims to be pursued before the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), if their ARC NYC REIT investment was recommended by a financial advisor who lacked a reasonable basis for the recommendation, or if the nature of the investment was misrepresented…

Investors in KBS Real Estate Investment Trust II, Inc. (“KBS II” or the “Company”) may be able to recover losses on their investment through initiating an arbitration proceeding with FINRA Dispute Resolution, if the recommendation to purchase KBS II was unsuitable, or if the broker or financial advisor who recommended the investment made a misleading…

As we discussed in a recent blog post, investors in American Realty Capital Healthcare Trust III Inc. (“ARC HT III”) may be able to recover losses on their investment in FINRA arbitration. Sponsored by AR Global, ARC HT III is a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) based in New York, NY. As…

American Finance Trust (“AFIN”), formerly known as American Realty Capital Trust V, Inc., is a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is based in New York, NY. Incorporated on January 22, 2013 as a Maryland REIT, AFIN is a diversified REIT with a focus on retail properties. As of September 30, 2017,…

CNL Lifestyle Properties, Inc. (“CNL Lifestyle”) is a publicly registered non-traded real estate investment trust (“REIT”) that is based in Orlando, FL. Because CNL Lifestyle is registered with the SEC, the non-traded REIT was permitted to sell securities to the investing public at large, including numerous unsophisticated investors who bought shares through the initial public…

Securities Litigation Consulting Group of Fairfax, Virginia has estimated that shareholders of non-traded REITs are about $50 billion worse off for having put money into non-traded REITs rather than exchange-traded REITs. The estimate is based on the difference between the performance of more than 80 non-traded REITs and the performance of a diversified portfolio of…

Investment fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant losses in CommonWealth REIT. Allegedly, between January 10, 2012, and August 8, 2012, CommonWealth issued false and misleading statements regarding its financial standing and prospects which, if proved to be true, would be a violation of the Securities Exchange Act of…

Stock fraud lawyers are currently investigating claims on behalf of investors who suffered significant REIT losses as a result of unsuitable recommendations of non-traded REITs. Recently, new arbitration claims have been filed on behalf of investors in Inland Western REIT, KBS REIT I and other risky investments. In one recent claim, securities arbitration lawyers say…

Investors of Whitestone REIT are attempting to recover their REIT losses through Financial Industry Regulatory Authority securities arbitration. First offered in 2004 as a public, non-traded REIT under the name Hartman Commercial Properties REIT, shares of the investment were offered at a per share price valuation of $10. Until a statement in 2009, which informed…