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A Call for Choice in Real Estate Exchange Strategies
Matthew Fries, CEO & President of Inland Real Estate Investment Corporation, explains why traditional 1031 DSTs and strategies with a potential future 721 exchange should be evaluated against each investor’s objectives.
Blue Vault Partners With FLX Networks to Expand Access to Alternatives Intelligence
Blue Vault’s partnership with FLX Networks will bring independent alternatives intelligence to FLX Analytics, expanding access to data that supports market research, investment comparisons, and business planning.
Leitbox Announces Fund Targeting Storage and Industrial Real Estate
Leitbox Storage Partners announced a fund extending its storage strategy into industrial outdoor storage, contractor yards, and industrial flex. The announcement gives advisors a concrete application of the firm’s HALO framework to evaluate.
ExchangeRight Details 721 Structure of Dow Campus Acquisition
ExchangeRight’s Essential Income REIT acquired the Dow Texas Innovation Center through a 721 exchange with Brixton Capital. The transaction highlights how property contributions, financing, and operating partnership units shape acquisition economics.
Hard Assets, Low Obsolescence: Leitbox’s Perspective on HALO Investing
Leitbox Storage Partners explores the HALO framework—Hard Assets, Low Obsolescence—and why durability of use matters alongside careful investment underwriting.
Ares Capital Agrees to Acquire MidCap Financial Investment
Ares Capital agreed to acquire MidCap Financial Investment in a transaction with approximately $2.6 billion in enterprise value. Closing is expected in the first half of 2027, subject to approvals and other conditions.
Bluerock Names Keith Lampi CEO of New Tax Solutions Division
Bluerock appointed Keith Lampi to lead its new Tax Solutions division, expanding the firm’s tax-advantaged investment platform for the private wealth channel.
Distributions vs. NAV: What’s Driving Nontraded REIT Total Returns?
Similar nontraded REIT returns can come from different combinations of distributions and NAV changes. Blue Vault examines six Class I examples—and what advisors should investigate beyond the headline result.
ExchangeRight Announces Full Subscription of $17.8 Million All-Cash DST
ExchangeRight announced the full subscription of Net-Leased All-Cash 20 DST, a debt-free portfolio of six retail properties. The offering is closed to new investors.
Blackstone’s Q3 Results Show Diverging Real Estate Performance
Blackstone’s Q3 2026 results highlight differences between opportunistic and Core+ real estate performance—and why strategy matters when comparing investments.
Beyond the REIT Fundraising Leaderboard: Five Questions Every Advisor Should Ask
Fundraising rankings tell only part of a REIT’s story. Blue Vault explores five questions advisors should ask about strategy, returns, investor flows, and risk.
KKR Agrees to Sell Infinity Transportation to Ares for $2.9 Billion
Ares infrastructure and insurance funds have agreed to acquire Infinity Transportation from KKR for approximately $2.9 billion in enterprise value.
Mount Logan Plans to Become Adviser to AFA Asset Based Lending Fund
Mount Logan has agreed to become adviser to the approximately $230 million AFA Asset Based Lending Fund, with closing expected in Q1 2027, subject to approvals.
Where Is REIT Capital Going and How Are Those Funds Performing?
Blue Vault compares Q2 2026 nontraded REIT fundraising with one-year Class I returns, revealing where fundraising and performance rankings overlap—and differ.
Nontraded BDC Redemption Requests Ease but Remain Above Quarterly Limits
Redemption requests among perpetual-life nontraded BDCs averaged 9.8% in the third quarter of 2026, according to reported Fitch Ratings findings. The elevated requests highlight ongoing liquidity considerations for financial advisors.
ExchangeRight REIT Expands Portfolio Through Sponsor DST Transactions
ExchangeRight Essential Income REIT has reportedly acquired two additional sponsor DST portfolios using operating partnership units. Blue Vault examines what these transactions mean for evaluating DST exit strategies.
11 DST Sponsors Providing Historical Performance Data
Blue Vault’s updated October 15 DST datasets identify 11 sponsors represented in historical performance records, including 485 closed-program and 334 full-cycle records. See what changed and why historical transparency matters for advisor due diligence.
CAZ Launches a Growth-Focused GP Stakes Interval Fund
CAZ’s new GP Stakes Growth Fund adds a growth-focused approach alongside its income fund. Blue Vault explains why the launch, investment exposure, and liquidity terms deserve attention.
Blue Owl’s Repurchase Update Puts Liquidity Limits in Focus
Blue Owl’s preliminary third-quarter figures show why a fund’s 5% repurchase limit differs from the portion of an investor’s request fulfilled—and why that distinction matters for liquidity planning.
DST Performance Is Easier to Evaluate When the History Is Visible
Across 418 evaluated closed DST records, 77.0% are distributing at or above projection. See why sponsor rankings change when meeting projections and exceeding them are measured separately—and what the comparison leaves unanswered.
