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Griffin Capital Essential Asset® REIT Completes Acquisition of McKesson Corporation’s Scottsdale, Arizona Office Property for $37.7 Million
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “REIT”) announced the acquisition of McKesson III (the “Property”) at a purchase price of…
Blue Vault Launches Dashboard
Blue Vault Launches Dashboard Blue Vault subscribers now have access to the most comprehensive...
A Deeper Look at Cottonwood Residential & AR Global
On September 10, 2019, Blue Vault presented a Webinar on the performance of the 15 nontraded REITs sponsored by AR Global (formerly American Realty Capital) and Cottonwood Residential…
Self Storage Rents Continue Descent
Heavy incoming supply continued to burden self storage rent growth in the month of August. On a year-over-year basis, street-rate rents fell…
Q2 2019 “Vault View” NTR & BDC Quarterly Review Summary
On September 17, Blue Vault presented a webinar summarizing the performance of nontraded REITs and nontraded BDCs in the 2nd Quarter…
Hines Global Income Trust Expands Its Portfolio in Northern Poland
Hines, the international real estate firm, is pleased to announce Hines Global Income Trust, Inc. (“Hines Global”) has acquired a modern logistics park with an area of over…
Griffin Capital Essential Asset® REIT Sells Office Building in Denver Tech Center for $48.8 Million
Griffin Capital Essential Asset REIT, Inc. (the “REIT”) announced the sale of a 191,368 square foot, Class “A”, seven-level office building located at 7601 Technology Way, Denver, Colorado (“Property”) for…
Blue Vault Introduces Interactive Dashboard
Blue Vault subscribers now have access to the most comprehensive databases of NTR sales.
How Glenn Rufrano Became CRE’s Turnaround Specialist
When Glenn Rufrano assumed the CEO post at American Realty Capital Properties on April Fools’ Day in 2015, the net lease REIT had barely begun digging…
REIT Interest Exposures are Down—Especially in the Tails
REITs have strengthened their balance sheets over the past decade, raising equity capital and reducing their interest rate exposures. Leverage for the sector…
How many nontraded REIT programs were raising equity capital in 1995?
Answer: Blue Vault data shows four nontraded REITs raising capital in 1995. They were Cornerstone Realty Income, Inc., Corporate Property Associates 12, Inc….
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. Reports 2019 Second Quarter Results and Highlights
SmartStop Self Storage REIT, Inc. (“SmartStop”) announced continued growth in operations as part of its overall results for…
Not Everyone Is Concerned About the Yield Curve Inversion
The yield curve inversion is at the top of everyone’s mind. As a precursor to the past several recessions, the yield curve inversion has become a telltale sign of…
A Deeper Look at CIM Group and SmartStop
Blue Vault presented a Performance Series Webinar on Tuesday, September 24, that covered the nontraded REIT programs sponsored by…
Q2 2019 NTR & BDC Pages Now Available
Q2 2019 NTR & BDC Pages Now Available To see the latest individual performance pages, log in,...
Real estate always in style for the rich
Whether it’s buying a waterfront home, a publicly traded real estate investment trust, an apartment complex or investing in a trophy high-rise building, wealthy Americans need…
NTR Sponsors Benefitting as Industry Sales Surge to $1.4 Billion in August
According to Robert A. Stanger & Company (“Stanger”), nontraded REITs booked capital raise of nearly $1.4 billion in August, up 228% from the $418 million total for August 2018. Blue Vault looks at the NTR capital raise by programs with…
Which nontraded REIT program raised an estimated $48.2 million in equity in 1990?
Answer: Corporate Property Associates 10, Inc., a nontraded REIT sponsored by W.P. Carey, raised an estimated $48.2 million in 1990. This is the first nontraded REIT…
REITs Ramp Up Equity Issuance as Outlook Brightens
REITs issued $19.2 billion in secondary offerings of common equity during the first half of 2019, which is more than they raised during…
5G REITs: Where Tech Meets Real Estate
There is a revolution going on. You’ve probably heard the term 5G technology. It is the latest, or “fifth generation,” of cellular wireless technology just starting to be rolled out…

