{"id":6359,"date":"2018-08-10T11:45:17","date_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:45:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/?p=6359"},"modified":"2018-08-10T11:46:19","modified_gmt":"2018-08-10T15:46:19","slug":"securities-arbitration-lawyers-investigate-american-finance-reit-after-it-drops-40","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/securities-arbitration-lawyers-investigate-american-finance-reit-after-it-drops-40\/","title":{"rendered":"Securities Arbitration Lawyers Investigate American Finance REIT After it Drops 40%"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.investmentnews.com\/article\/20180730\/FREE\/180739993\/schorsch-reit-listing-a-billion-dollar-disaster-for-investors\" target=\"_blank\">http:\/\/www.investmentnews.com\/article\/20180730\/FREE\/180739993\/schorsch-reit-listing-a-billion-dollar-disaster-for-investors<\/a><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-4847\" src=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-768x574.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-1024x765.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-1000x747.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio-161x120.jpg 161w, https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/Are-or-Were-Unsuitable-Non-Traded-REITs-in-Your-Portfolio.jpg 1231w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>As many brokers and other investment professionals know, investing in a REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust, is something that\u2019s best left to experienced, sophisticated investors. There\u2019s a reason for that, and some recent activities have proven, once again, that illiquid REITs are definitely not for amateurs.<\/p>\n<p>There are two types\u2014publicly traded and nontraded. While both file papers with the SEC, file regular reports and must return 90% to shareholders, there are obvious differences. Of course, one is traded publicly, and the other isn\u2019t. The idea is that eventual dividends come from the real estate that it\u2019s invested in.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.silverlaw.com\/blog\/securities-arbitration-lawyers-investigate-american-finance-reit-after-it-drops-40\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading Securities Arbitration Lawyers Investigate American Finance REIT After it Drops 40%\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>http:\/\/www.investmentnews.com\/article\/20180730\/FREE\/180739993\/schorsch-reit-listing-a-billion-dollar-disaster-for-investors As many brokers and other investment professionals know, investing in a REIT, or Real Estate Investment Trust, is something that\u2019s best left to experienced, sophisticated investors. There\u2019s a reason for that, and some recent activities have proven, once again, that illiquid REITs are definitely not for amateurs. There are two types\u2014publicly traded and nontraded. 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