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Clip: Straight Through Processing – Temporary and Permanent Change
In this clip, Joe Ujobai and Stacy Chitty discuss whether recent changes in straight through processing are temporary or permanent.
A Quick Look at Nontraded REIT Properties in Riot-Torn Cities
Earlier this year, Blue Vault looked at the total number of properties in nontraded REIT portfolios and found a total of 4,191. At that time, we were most interested in…
Clip: What is the Network Effect?
In this clip, Joe Ujobai and Stacy Chitty discuss the network effect and its importance.
Inside the V(ALT), with Joe Ujobai of AIX [full episode]
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Industrial Property Trust Completes Liquidation with $1.18 Distribution
In a letter to shareholders on July 21, 2020, Industrial Property Trust, Inc. announced the completion of its liquidation. The following is from…
MacKenzie Realty Capital’s Press Release Regarding Suspended Distributions
The Company on July 23, 2020, issued the following press release:
As we begin the 3rd calendar quarter of 2020, we’d like to remind you…
US CRE Deal Volume in Q2 Slides 68% YOY Amid Pandemic – RCA
U.S. commercial real estate deal activity in the second quarter was severely impacted by the coronavirus pandemic, with the transaction volume tumbling…
NMHC Rent Payment Tracker Finds 91.3 Percent of Apartment Households Paid Rent as of July 20
The National Multifamily Housing Council (NMHC)’s Rent Payment Tracker found 91.3 percent of apartment households made a full or partial rent payment by…
How did the total capital raised by all nontraded REITs in Q1 2020 compare to the year-earlier Q1 2019 total?
Answer: All nontraded REITs raised $6.73 billion in Q1 2020, including DRIP proceeds, compared to $1.53 billion in…
COVID-19 Impact on Self Storage Rents Eases
Although the coronavirus outbreak continued to put pressure on the self storage industry, rents did not fall as drastically in June compared to previous months. On a year-over-year basis, street rates…
Prologis CEO foresees more retail-to-industrial conversions, but no ‘surge’
Expect to see some conversions of moribund or vacant commercial space into industrial warehouses for distribution, but not a “surge,” Prologis Inc.’s leadership said…
Banks Eye Ditching Real Estate With Workers Wanting to Stay Home
U.S. bankers are planning to cut back on real estate to prepare for a world in which fewer workers make a daily commute to…
Pacific Oak Residential Trust Acquires Portfolio of 196 Single-Family Rental Homes in Illinois
CHICAGO (July 22, 2020)— Pacific Oak Residential Trust, Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT, Inc., announced the acquisition of…
Which nontraded REIT sponsor became the leader in total capital raise by sponsors of nontraded REITs in May 2020?
Answer: Blackstone Real Estate Income Trust surpassed AR Global (formerly American Realty Capital) in total capital raised for nontraded…
Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II Sets Date for Merger Vote
Pacific Oak Strategic Opportunity REIT II Inc. (SOR II) will hold a special shareholder meeting on October 1 to, among other things, vote on its planned merger with…
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT Updates NAV, Reinstates Distribution Reinvestment Plan
On July 16, 2020, Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (“GCEAR”) announced an updated NAV per share of $8.86 as of June 30, 2020, a decrease from…
What Investment Manager Focuses on Digital Infrastructure Assets?
Answer: Strategic Capital Fund Management has two highly experienced investment teams to take advantage of opportunities in data center real estate and…
Strategic Storage Trust IV Enters Four JV Projects with SmartCentres REIT in Greater Toronto
Pursuant to a joint venture arrangement with SmartCentres Real Estate Investment Trust (“SmartCentres REIT”), subsidiaries of Strategic Storage Trust IV, Inc….
Americans Prefer Quick Service Chains to Full Service Restaurants Amid Pandemic
Quick service restaurant chains in the US are seeing less of a decline in customers than their full-service counterparts, likely due to features that make it easier to carry out…
CION Investment Corporation to Resume Distributions
On July 15, 2020, the board of directors of CION Investment Corporation (“CION”) determined to resume the payment of distributions to shareholders…
